Received: from spooler by stryx.demon.co.uk (Mercury/32 v2.01); 28 Sep 98 00:46:22 +0000 Return-path: Received: from punt-11.mail.demon.net (194.217.242.34) by stryx.demon.co.uk (Mercury/32 v2.01); 28 Sep 98 00:46:17 +0000 Received: from punt-1.mail.demon.net by mailstore for ia@stryx.demon.co.uk id 906744491:10:26731:16; Fri, 25 Sep 98 17:28:11 GMT Received: from listserv.cuny.edu ([128.228.100.10]) by punt-1.mail.demon.net id ab1026502; 25 Sep 98 17:27 GMT Received: from listserv (listserv.cuny.edu) by listserv.cuny.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1b) with SMTP id <3.FFA57D0F@listserv.cuny.edu>; Fri, 25 Sep 1998 12:27:20 -0400 Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 12:23:01 -0400 Reply-To: John Cowan Sender: Lojban list From: John Cowan Organization: Lojban Peripheral Subject: "Ash" X-To: Lojban List To: Multiple recipients of list LOJBAN Message-ID: <906744461.1026502.1@listserv.cuny.edu> X-PMFLAGS: 33554560 7 1 Y00468.CNM Content-Length: 945 Lines: 21 Of the 100-word Swadesh list (a list of words considered to be highly stable in language evolution), Lojban has simple equivalents for all but "die" and "ash" (not the tree, but the by-product of combustion). "Die" we pretty much understand as "become dead". What's a good lujvo for "ash"? "Fire-excrement"? The current jvoste has nothing. -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn. You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn. Clear all so! 'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)