Return-Path: Received: by snark.thyrsus.com (/\==/\ Smail3.1.21.1 #21.19) id ; Mon, 9 Mar 92 07:09 EST Received: by cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com (5.57/UUCP-Project/Commodore 2/8/91) id AA10858; Mon, 9 Mar 92 01:36:00 EST Received: from rutgers.edu by relay1.UU.NET with SMTP (5.61/UUNET-internet-primary) id AA16329; Sun, 8 Mar 92 23:56:57 -0500 Received: from cbmvax.UUCP by rutgers.edu (5.59/SMI4.0/RU1.4/3.08) with UUCP id AA22759; Sun, 8 Mar 92 23:39:18 EST Received: by cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com (5.57/UUCP-Project/Commodore 2/8/91) id AA16753; Sun, 8 Mar 92 22:45:42 EST Received: from CUVMB.COLUMBIA.EDU (via uunet.UU.NET) by relay1.UU.NET with SMTP (5.61/UUNET-internet-primary) id AA07738; Sun, 8 Mar 92 22:38:42 -0500 Message-Id: <9203090338.AA07738@relay1.UU.NET> Received: from CUVMB.COLUMBIA.EDU by CUVMB.COLUMBIA.EDU (IBM VM SMTP R1.2.1) with BSMTP id 2113; Sun, 08 Mar 92 22:37:17 EST Received: by CUVMB (Mailer R2.07) id 1140; Sun, 08 Mar 92 22:36:50 EST Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1992 13:35:06 +1000 Reply-To: cbmvax!uunet!cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu!nsn Sender: Lojban list From: cbmvax!uunet!cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu!nsn Subject: Place names X-To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu X-Cc: nsn@ee.mu.oz.au To: John Cowan Status: RO X-From-Space-Date: Mon Mar 9 07:09:50 1992 X-From-Space-Address: cbmvax!uunet!cuvma.bitnet!LOJBAN Since someone has to put the bell around the cat's neck, here are some proposed lojbanisations for place names. Note that country names appear with a final consonant (cmene) and a final vowel form (le'avla) Oceans: badyxamsi patsifik - patsifiko atlantik - atlantiko xindo dzipo arktik - arktiko Countries with capitals ckiper - ckiperia *or* albania - albanias: la tiranas italian - italia: la romas, la napolis, la milanos xelvetik - xelvetia: la bern, la jenev nederland - nederlande: la amsterdam, la roterdam, la sgravenhag beljik - belji (what's the Flemish form again?) *or* belgik - belgia: la brusel sverig -sverige: la stokxolm norges - norge: la oslos suomis- suomi: la xelsinkis turki,es - turki,e: la Ankaras, la .Istanbul magiar - magiara: la budapect esteraix - esteraixe *or* austrias - austria: la vin (la viennas) niuziland - niuzilande: la okland, la uelinton zimbabues - zimbabue: la xarares danmark - danmarka: la KEbenxav,n singapur - singapura xonkon - xonkono? nijer - nijere: nigerias - nigeria: la lagos (I really wouldn't favour naidjirias) Take it from here, folks. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Nick Nicholas, Melbourne Uni, Australia. nsn@{munagin.ee|mundil.cs}.mu.oz.au "Despite millions of dollars of research, death continues to be this nation's number one killer" - Henry Gibson, Kentucky Fried Movie _______________________________________________________________________________