Return-Path: Received: by snark.thyrsus.com (/\==/\ Smail3.1.21.1 #21.19) id ; Thu, 27 Feb 92 07:57 EST Received: by cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com (5.57/UUCP-Project/Commodore 2/8/91) id AA10868; Thu, 27 Feb 92 07:24:57 EST Received: from rutgers.edu by relay1.UU.NET with SMTP (5.61/UUNET-internet-primary) id AA10055; Thu, 27 Feb 92 06:46:16 -0500 Received: from cbmvax.UUCP by rutgers.edu (5.59/SMI4.0/RU1.4/3.08) with UUCP id AA12493; Thu, 27 Feb 92 06:31:03 EST Received: by cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com (5.57/UUCP-Project/Commodore 2/8/91) id AA08882; Thu, 27 Feb 92 06:25:50 EST Received: from CUVMB.COLUMBIA.EDU (via uunet.UU.NET) by relay1.UU.NET with SMTP (5.61/UUNET-internet-primary) id AB27210; Thu, 27 Feb 92 04:49:06 -0500 Message-Id: <9202270949.AB27210@relay1.UU.NET> Received: from CUVMB.COLUMBIA.EDU by CUVMB.COLUMBIA.EDU (IBM VM SMTP R1.2.1) with BSMTP id 4631; Thu, 27 Feb 92 04:47:49 EST Received: by CUVMB (Mailer R2.07) id 1958; Thu, 27 Feb 92 04:47:04 EST Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1992 20:42:55 +1100 Reply-To: cbmvax!uunet!cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu!nsn Sender: Lojban list From: cbmvax!uunet!cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu!nsn Subject: Re: rafsi change proposal X-To: Logical Language Group , lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: John Cowan In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 26 Feb 92 17:20:44 CDT." Status: RO X-From-Space-Date: Thu Feb 27 07:57:22 1992 X-From-Space-Address: cbmvax!uunet!cuvma.bitnet!LOJBAN Sudden flash of understanding: it is {selci}, not {kantu}, which corresponds to the Esperanto "ero", denoting a least identifiable distinct part of something. Thus "panero" - "na'asle" - "breadcrumb". Actually I'd been using {spisa}: In Wallops #2, I had "fajrero" - "fagyspi" - "spark". I put it to you (and it is just about too late for this change) that {ni} is more imporant than {nirna} (nerve), and deserves the rafsi {nir}. I'd also look at {kaz}/{kar} - {krati}/{ka}. This one might be harder to get away with. {krati} is more important than {nirna}. Nick