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Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: la
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:50:06 -0400
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   The answer to your first question is "No and Yes".  "la" can be
followed by either a series of cmene (name) or any kind of selbri.  See
the reference grammar, chapter six, section 2, examples 2.6 and
following.  That's why I call myself gejyspa ("root plant", roughly a
translation of my English nickname, "turnip").  With a "la" it means
"the one who is called...", so it becomes a name.

  In answer to your P.S.... well, you can certainly call yourself that,
but it would imply a derivation of "a corporate coldness".  What you are
looking for is kamgek or kamglek (or even "kamgei", which would
definitely have the meaning, rather than merely implying a derivation)
if you are trying to derive from "ka gleki".

                  --gejyspa


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[mailto:lojban-beginners-bounce@lojban.org] On Behalf Of Anand Deopurkar
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Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: la

On a slightly unrelated note, does the word that comes after "la" have
to be a proper name? (in particular, does it have to end in a vowel?)
Because I have seen "la" used with vowel-ending words. For example

"la junypre" (on
http://teddyb.org/~rlpowell/hobbies/lojban/palm/index.html)

-Anand

PS: Is kaglek an acceptable lojbanization of "Anand," which means
"happiness/joy" in Hindi?