Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 11:58:08 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199710081658.LAA10077@locke.ccil.org> Reply-To: Logical Language Group Sender: Lojban list From: Logical Language Group Subject: Re: Dvorak (& Lojban) X-To: jorge@INTERMEDIA.COM.AR X-cc: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: John Cowan X-Mozilla-Status: 0011 Content-Length: 1307 Lines: 33 > x1 is x2 kilograms in mass > >I don't really know what to do about the x3 of kilto. I would say, >for example > > li cinonono kilto li ci > 3000 is a thousand 3 > >but in what dimension? How is the x3 of kilto used? x1 is a thousand [1000; 1x10**3] of x2 in dimension/aspect x3 (default is units) le dacti cu kilto cimei lo grake leni marji The object is 1000 3-somes in grams in mass (Note that people sometimes use grams as a weight measurement instead of a mass measurement.) For a length, the x3 might be the specific direction/dimension that the length is measured. le dacti cu kilto cimei lo mitre leni sraji clani The object is 1000 3-somes in mitres in amount of vertical-length. (but you might also use width or depth in the x3) lojbab ---- lojbab lojbab@access.digex.net Bob LeChevalier, President, The Logical Language Group, Inc. 2904 Beau Lane, Fairfax VA 22031-1303 USA 703-385-0273 Artificial language Loglan/Lojban: ftp.access.digex.net /pub/access/lojbab or see Lojban WWW Server: href="http://xiron.pc.helsinki.fi/lojban/" Order _The Complete Lojban Language_ - see our Web pages or ask me.