From cowan  Sat Mar  6 22:55:33 2010
Subject: Re: lojban recordings
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From: cowan
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 10:02:17 -0400 (EDT)
In-Reply-To: <199509170005.UAA20715@locke.ccil.org> from "Iain Alexander" at Sep 16, 95 09:44:33 pm
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la .i,n. cusku di'e

> Most languages use "please" as a response to "thank you",
> but I think
> 
>  fi'i      COI      hospitality
>  vocative: hospitality - inhospitality; you are welcome/ make yourself at home

Most particularly {ba'e} NOT.  "fi'i" welcomes someone, it doesn't say
"You're welcome".

-- 
John Cowan					cowan@ccil.org
		e'osai ko sarji la lojban.