From 3RPy3SwgJBkQmkz.uxktmsgor.iusruphgtmuumrkmxu0vy.ius@groups.bounces.google.com Sat Apr 03 19:41:34 2010 Received: from mail-pw0-f61.google.com ([209.85.160.61]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from <3RPy3SwgJBkQmkz.uxktmsgor.iusruphgtmuumrkmxu0vy.ius@groups.bounces.google.com>) id 1NyFmD-0005yh-9i for lojban-list-archive@lojban.org; Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:41:33 -0700 Received: by pwi3 with SMTP id 3sf859026pwi.16 for ; Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:41:23 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:x-beenthere:received:received:received :received:received-spf:received:mime-version:received:in-reply-to :references:from:date:received:message-id:subject:to :x-original-authentication-results:x-original-sender:reply-to :precedence:mailing-list:list-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive :x-thread-url:x-message-url:sender:list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=8YdLCSZ1+zB+S8c+F8bW1Mr3OIJ6SjGaUaRkseVbMD4=; 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Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:41:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.143.129.7 with SMTP id g7mr427703wfn.27.1270348867206; Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:41:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-pv0-f178.google.com (mail-pv0-f178.google.com [74.125.83.178]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTP id 19si116478pzk.7.2010.04.03.19.41.06; Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:41:06 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of get.oren@gmail.com designates 74.125.83.178 as permitted sender) client-ip=74.125.83.178; Received: by pvg4 with SMTP id 4so1473634pvg.37 for ; Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:41:06 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.142.109.10 with HTTP; Sat, 3 Apr 2010 19:40:46 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4BB7D709.1050007@gmail.com> References: <4BB7D709.1050007@gmail.com> From: Oren Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 10:40:46 +0800 Received: by 10.142.208.12 with SMTP id f12mr1358901wfg.226.1270348866118; Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:41:06 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Subject: Re: [lojban] Currency units To: lojban@googlegroups.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of get.oren@gmail.com designates 74.125.83.178 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=get.oren@gmail.com; dkim=pass (test mode) header.i=@gmail.com X-Original-Sender: get.oren@gmail.com Reply-To: lojban@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list lojban@googlegroups.com; contact lojban+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: X-Thread-Url: http://groups.google.com/group/lojban/t/39f98ae3f0b3d959 X-Message-Url: http://groups.google.com/group/lojban/msg/9920fefd7475d7cb Sender: lojban@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I like it because * it coins meaningful words (you know by the rafsi what it is) * it coins words rather uniformly, about as 'neutral' as you can get * it defers difficult distractions, like international standards, to a larger, more accountable and qualified decision-making body and also * it's automated * the script is 1KB co'o mi'e korbi On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 08:02, Leo Molas wrote: > On 04/03/2010 06:19 PM, Jorge Llamb=EDas wrote: >> Perhaps not as important as languages and countries, but since we're >> doing ISO codes, there's also currency units: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217 >> >> These are three letter codes, and the obvious gismu to use as prefix >> is "rupnu" (rafsi "rup" and "ru'u"). >> >> For codes that start with a vowel, prefix rupn-: >> >> AOA (Angolan kwanza) -> rupna'o'a >> EUR (euro) -> rupne'u'ru >> UYU (Uruguayan peso) -> rupnuje'u >> USD (United States dollar) -> rupnusudu >> >> For codes that start with a consonant, prefix ru'ur- >> >> COU (Colombian unidad de valor real) -> ru'urcu'o'u >> CAD (Canadian dollar) -> ru'urcu'adu >> CVE (Cape Verde escudo) -> ru'urcuvu'e >> JPY (Japanese yen) -> ru'urjupuje >> >> For codes that start with r (only four in all) prefix ru'un- >> >> RON =A0 (Romanian new leu) -> ru'unru'onu >> RSD =A0 (Serbian dinar) -> ru'unrusudu >> RUB =A0 (Russian rouble) -> ru'unru'ubu >> RWF =A0 (Rwandan franc) =A0-> ru'unruvefu >> >> mu'o mi'e xorxes >> > > I really like it. > > I think currency wasn't a problem (there isn't a gismu for dollar... I > expect) so this could be rapidly implemented. (I'm going to do scripts > for this and for the language one.) > > Many people may think all of this is pointless, because they don't care > about cultural neutrality, or don't like the method, or whatever. I > think there will be people that won't use this fu'ivla, people that like > this, and people who are against this method. I would like to know the > opinions of the last two groups (since the first one won't be affected > if we upload this to jbovlaste, for example). > > mu'o mi'e .leos. > > > --=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "= lojban" group. To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lojban+unsubscribe@googlegrou= ps.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lojban= ?hl=3Den.