From LOJBAN@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU Wed Oct  1 23:47:17 1997
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Date: Wed Oct 1 23:47:17 1997
Reply-To: JORGE JOAQUIN LLAMBIAS <jorge@INTERMEDIA.COM.AR>
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From: JORGE JOAQUIN LLAMBIAS <jorge@INTERMEDIA.COM.AR>
Subject:      Re: Simple Lojban questions
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 And:
>I don't remember "nau". Did it come in in the last two or three
>years or so? How does one say "pu nau" and "ba nau" - i.e. absolute
>past and future?

The consistent way would be {naupu} and {nauba}, but if I remember
correctly {nau} is not compoundable. This restriction will probably be
overridden by usage, since it doesn't seem to have any reason
behind it.  I would expect {nau} to become just like any other PU.

>--&ivel
>
Is that decipherable?

Jorge