Date:         Fri, 25 Sep 1998 18:32:57 -0600
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From:         Robert Rapplean <kingcats@EARTHLINK.NET>
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Goran Topic wrote:

> What do you exactly mean by 'phonographer'? Although I may have
> forgotten some of lojban, I've been told that I have a good
> pronunciation, and I can record a wav. My microphone is not that good,
> though, and it can't yield a CD-quality recording.
>
> A typical gismu wav is about 40K.

Thank you for the translation.  It would have taken me a good long time to look
 up
all of those words, as I am still building my vocabulary along with the learning
tools.

By Phonographer, I am specifically looking for someone who is familiar enough
 with
the sounds of phonemes in various languages to provide an authoritative
pronunciation of lojban words.  Alternately, I would like someone who has been
speaking it conversationally with others.  I have an excellent understanding of
phonetics, but want an expert opinion on how this should all sound (especially
 the
'x').  I intend to mimic the pronunciation myself for the actual language tape,
 so
the sound quality is unimportant in what I receive.

Once we have the word list, I will produce a list of the top 400 and mail said
 list
to anyone who wants to help.  This could even be split up.  Transfer of the wavs
 to
me could be problematic because of their size, but we'll cross that bridge when
 we
come to it.  Unless the speaker is well studied in the field of phonetics, I
 would
like a second individual to review the wavs and make any commentary on the
 presented
pronunciation, again on a volunteer basis.  I would be a damn shame if I put
together a beginner's language tape coached by someone with a colloquial 'o'.

Thanks for asking.

Incidentally, how would you say "until next time" in Lojban?

Robert Rapplean