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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 13:23:19 -0400
From: Adam COOPER <adamgarrigus@gmail.com>
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Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: Diminutives?
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On 7/19/05, J. Scott Jewell <thatskotkid@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I was wondering if anyone out there knows whether Lojban has a diminutive=
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> or anything like it. Like adding -ito or -ita to things in Spanish, the=
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> difference between Bill and Billy or kitten and kitty, stuff like that. I=
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> thought adding 'cma' from cmalu would work, but it occurred to me that=20
> Lojban, a highly logical language, would just regard anything with "cma"=
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> tacked on the front to be a literally small [whatever]. "cmamlatu" would=
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> mean "small cat," not "kitty." "citno mlatu" would sort of work for "kitt=
y,"=20
> but that still leaves me choosing between "young" and "small" and such=20
> equivalents for each word. Still no universal diminutive. Anyone out ther=
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> able to help?


Perhaps try {dirba} or {.iu}

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On 7/19/05, <b class=3D"gmail_sendername">J. Scott Jewell</b> &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:thatskotkid@gmail.com">thatskotkid@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<div>=
<span class=3D"gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; p=
adding-left: 1ex;">
I was wondering if anyone out there knows whether Lojban has a
diminutive, or anything like it.&nbsp; Like adding -ito or -ita to
things in Spanish, the difference between Bill and Billy or kitten and
kitty, stuff like that.&nbsp; I thought adding 'cma' from cmalu would
work, but it occurred to me that Lojban, a highly logical language,
would just regard anything with &quot;cma&quot; tacked on the front to be a
literally small [whatever].&nbsp; &quot;cmamlatu&quot; would mean &quot;sma=
ll cat,&quot;
not &quot;kitty.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;citno mlatu&quot; would sort of work for=
 &quot;kitty,&quot; but
that still leaves me choosing between &quot;young&quot; and &quot;small&quo=
t; and such
equivalents for each word.&nbsp; Still no universal diminutive.&nbsp;
Anyone out there able to help?</blockquote><div><br>
Perhaps try {dirba} or {.iu} <br>
</div><br></div>

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