From @uga.cc.uga.edu:lojban@cuvmb.bitnet Fri May 26 21:58:24 1995 Received: from punt2.demon.co.uk by stryx.demon.co.uk with SMTP id AA3108 ; Fri, 26 May 95 21:58:21 BST Received: from punt2.demon.co.uk via puntmail for ia@stryx.demon.co.uk; Fri, 26 May 95 00:38:22 GMT Received: from uga.cc.uga.edu by punt2.demon.co.uk id aa29163; 26 May 95 1:37 +0100 Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU by uga.cc.uga.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 7389; Thu, 25 May 95 20:36:05 EDT Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@UGA) by UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 5077; Thu, 25 May 1995 20:36:04 -0400 Date: Fri, 26 May 1995 01:06:59 +0100 Reply-To: ucleaar Sender: Lojban list From: ucleaar Subject: Re: Proposal: C-Glide-V X-To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: Iain Alexander In-Reply-To: (Your message of Wed, 24 May 95 20:44:36 EDT.) Message-ID: <9505260138.aa29163@punt2.demon.co.uk> Status: R Jorge: > > I realize noone wants there to be 68 more cmavo, > Then don't provide them, please! I didn't. I suggested expanding the phonological space available to cmavo. > > but over > > time there may turn out to be a need to give certain cmavo > > shorter forms. > Then some of the monosyllabic cmavo will have to go... :) It'll never happen. > > (E.g. monosyllabic alternatives to {du'u}, > I think {du'u} should change places with {du}. That would also help > discourage the use of {du}, which should be used much less than it > is (if it should be used at all outside maths, which I doubt). Do you object to my use of {du} below? People have learnt {du'u} and {du}. You can't go round messing with that. Allowing, say, {duo} as an allomorph of {du'u} would be better. > > {lo'e}, > Let's see... That one could get {lau}. Actually no, I had thought > that {lau} should go to {la'e}, so I'll think of another one for > {lo'e}. I sympathize with the desire. The present assignation of {lau} is a crying shame. > > > > Au se jdacku duu paa loe nu ro dakxai loi terplixa cu binxo ku > > > > dibzma loe catrytci fa loe valsi fe jia rahunai juocui ro nae glezdi. > > > oi oi oi do nelci le nu nadgau i do djica le nu cu'u lo'e jdaselcku > > > lo'e valsi lo'e catrytci cu zmadu le ka dirba i xu go'i > > jaa > > > i ji'a ju'ocu'i vy zmadu ro da poi zdile gi'enai nungle > > pehi do cumki srera .i coe ro da poi na ge zdile gi nungle > > i ie ie i ku'i sera'a le'e na zdile cu ckise'i kui ro lohi glezdi ro lohi nungle na du --- And