Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Wed, 19 May 2004 07:56:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from n43.grp.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.67.18]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.32) id 1BQSUg-0001D9-65 for lojban-in@lojban.org; Wed, 19 May 2004 07:56:30 -0700 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-44114-22408-1084978558-lojban-in=lojban.org@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.66.30] by n43.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 19 May 2004 14:55:58 -0000 X-Sender: sshiskom@yahoo.co.kr X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 80211 invoked from network); 19 May 2004 14:55:57 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.217) by m24.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 19 May 2004 14:55:57 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO n24.grp.scd.yahoo.com) (66.218.66.80) by mta2.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 19 May 2004 14:55:56 -0000 Received: from [66.218.67.180] by n24.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 19 May 2004 14:53:41 -0000 To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Message-ID: User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 X-Mailer: Yahoo Groups Message Poster X-eGroups-Remote-IP: 66.218.66.80 From: "sshiskom" X-Originating-IP: 143.248.222.35 X-Yahoo-Profile: sshiskom MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list lojban@yahoogroups.com; contact lojban-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list lojban@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 14:53:41 -0000 Subject: [lojban] The Analytical Language of John Wilkins Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-archive-position: 7923 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: sshiskom@yahoo.co.kr Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list Content-Length: 1704 Lines: 61 Yes, it is inevitable, that Borges' masterpiece, "The Analytical Language of John Wilkins", should be translated to any language which dares to claim itself to be "logical". So here it is: .i le'i go'o cu klesi le'i danlu .i le se ponse be le turni kuku .a le se ke fusra fanta ku .a le se ctuca ku .a le citxarju ku .a le remfi'e ku .a le ranmi ku .a le zdacau gerku ku .a le cmima be le'i nei kuku .a le desku be tai le fenki kuku .a le na ka'e se kancu ku .a le se xraci'a be sepi'o le burcu be fi le tcexau kumte kerfa kukuku .a le drata ku .a le caba'o popygau be le xrula kabri kuku .a le vu tamsmi be le sfani kuku go'i Animals are divided into (a) those that belong to the Emperor, (b) embalmed ones, (c) those that are trained, (d) suckling pigs, (e) mermaids, (f) fabulous ones, (g) stray dogs, (h) those that are included in this classification, (i) those that tremble as if they were mad, (j) innumerable ones, (k) those drawn with a very fine camel's hair brush, (l) others, (m) those that have just broken a flower vase, (n) those that resemble flies from a distance. mi'e sanxiyn ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/GSaulB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe, send mail to lojban-unsubscribe@onelist.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: lojban-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/