Received: from mail-gw0-f61.google.com ([74.125.83.61]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1P02Gl-0006pb-MP; Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:12:43 -0700 Received: by gwb11 with SMTP id 11sf3753153gwb.16 for ; Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:12:33 -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:received :in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :x-original-sender:x-original-authentication-results:reply-to :precedence:mailing-list:list-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive :sender:list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe:content-type; bh=8/Q5xhXOrapTtkeq/fK+uGNlXIAQaVNvfgZ5tAp363w=; b=6WVcPJH8yr36iaITZF96GjB9TXse66+uF+WJyHRD5sQYYCdzMFw0T4t5RG7btZiwSX SR1gTY628YmilSQFuRkVW0sAIlmHirj+AUYhOGIOH8oNaU0/WotryvJVyPRAHrlfTaYU +mnla53gbJFmXXjspAIROryRUUr7HxxWiwvu4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:x-original-sender :x-original-authentication-results:reply-to:precedence:mailing-list :list-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive:sender:list-subscribe :list-unsubscribe:content-type; b=0yqR9oVpF+96351CEHC4bq/g6ThF83JmGmyERo5VN0GN6usxyyJLtrEwxHgrBYg08r uq7mCQToS0dHasgMY22S64+yKrfA6LXnCnB4oBxvgvRFXjcSaKnDtQ9hrmI3OcLh1wgm /paMT8dSaa6+kaJiUPCCIhSW/M5Ye3vnasfC0= Received: by 10.91.135.13 with SMTP id m13mr1062719agn.22.1285549933863; Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:12:13 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.231.193.98 with SMTP id dt34ls1639300ibb.0.p; Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:12:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.231.183.11 with SMTP id ce11mr1061960ibb.5.1285549932820; Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:12:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.231.183.11 with SMTP id ce11mr1061959ibb.5.1285549932771; Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:12:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-iw0-f172.google.com (mail-iw0-f172.google.com [209.85.214.172]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTP id cn5si3306114ibb.6.2010.09.26.18.12.11; Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:12:11 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of eyeonus@gmail.com designates 209.85.214.172 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.214.172; Received: by mail-iw0-f172.google.com with SMTP id 3so4995200iwn.31 for ; Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:12:11 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.13.133 with SMTP id c5mr8014580iba.73.1285549931297; Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:12:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.231.206.16 with HTTP; Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:12:11 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <1dc89411-9d46-4616-baa7-13a95e8d731d@w19g2000yqb.googlegroups.com> References: <1dc89411-9d46-4616-baa7-13a95e8d731d@w19g2000yqb.googlegroups.com> Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:12:11 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [lojban-beginners] Where to start? From: Jonathan Jones To: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com X-Original-Sender: eyeonus@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of eyeonus@gmail.com designates 209.85.214.172 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=eyeonus@gmail.com; dkim=pass (test mode) header.i=@gmail.com Reply-To: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com; contact lojban-beginners+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: Sender: lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0022158c1099fefc550491336aa5 Content-Length: 8528 --0022158c1099fefc550491336aa5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 4:13 PM, TheLugal wrote: > Hi! > I have been interested in lojban for a while, but just now decided to > actually start learning it. > problem is, I don't know where I should start. So if anyone could've > give me a start in the right direction, I would be very grateful. > ~ TheLugal. > Here's a few links to get you started. I put a star in front of the ones that I recommend you start with: * http://www.lojban.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=Learning - Contains most if not all resources for learning the language. http://smart.fm/goals/search?autodetected=lojban&keyword=&language=jbo - All the Smart.fm goals. (Smart.fm is a flashcard learning program - great for vocab.) * http://smart.fm/goals/268251 - All the gismu (root words) of Lojban, with full place structure, such as "bacru x1 utters x2" http://smart.fm/goals/279583 - All the individual places for each gismu, such as "lo bacru an utterer" "lo se bacru an utterance" http://smart.fm/goals/266809 - Both of the above two combined into one giant lesson. http://smart.fm/goals/292653 - All the cmavo, not including combinations, such as ".ui happiness (attitudinal)" * http://smart.fm/goals/284287 - All the cmavo in the goal above, plus the more common combinations, such as ".uinai unhappiness (attitudinal)" http://www.lojban.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=The+Complete+Lojban+Language- A link to order the print book "The Complete Lojban Language", which describes the grammar of Lojban pretty much in it's entirety. A bit outdated, as there have been a few changes, but nothing horribly important- the biggest one is, we use lo a lot more than le nowadays, because of xorlo. Currently in the process of being updated for a new, more current edition. http://www.lojban.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=The+Lojban+Reference+Grammar- An online version of the CLL, and slightly more outdated, but still good. http://www.tlg.uci.edu/~opoudjis/lojbanbrochure/lessons/book1.html - "Lojban for Beginners", the first book specifically geared towards teaching new people Lojban. Also a bit outdated thanks to xorlo. * https://wave.google.com/wave/waveref/googlewave.com/w+iDtofbn8C - The Lojban Google Wave, a much more current document, meant to replace the "Lojban for Beginners" book. Also available as a plain web page, http://jbotcan.org/wave_lesson/old.html Also, there's the Lojban Beginners group, which you've already found, which is a great place to ask questions about basically anything related to Lojban, and the IRC channel, #lojban, on freenode, where you can go to talk about or in Lojban, and where our current Lojban instructors (the ones who made the Wave), are pretty much always lurking. Welcome to Lojbanistan! -- mu'o mi'e .aionys. .i.a'o.e'e ko cmima le bende pe lo pilno be denpa bu .i doi luk. mi patfu do zo'o (Come to the Dot Side! Luke, I am your father. :D ) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Lojban Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to lojban-beginners@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lojban-beginners+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lojban-beginners?hl=en. --0022158c1099fefc550491336aa5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Here's a few links to get you started. I put a star in fro= nt of the ones that I recommend you start with:

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http://www.lojban.org/t= iki/tiki-index.php?page=3DLearning - Contains most if not all resources= for learning the language.

http://smart.fm/goals/search?autodetected=3Dlojba= n&keyword=3D&language=3Djbo - All the Smart.fm goals. (Smart.fm is a flashcard learning program -=20 great for vocab.)

* http://= smart.fm/goals/268251 - All the gismu (root words) of Lojban, with full= place structure, such as "bacru=A0=A0=A0 x1 utters x2"

http://smart.fm/goals/279583 - All the individual places for each gismu, such as "lo bacru=A0=A0= =A0 an=20 utterer" "lo se bacru=A0=A0=A0 an utterance"

http://smart.fm/goals/266809 - Both o= f the above two combined into one giant lesson.

http://smart.fm/goals/292653 - All the cmavo, not = including combinations, such as ".ui=A0=A0=A0=A0 happiness (attitudinal)= "

* http://smart.fm/goals/284287= - All the cmavo in the goal above, plus the more common combinations, = such as ".uinai=A0=A0=A0=A0 unhappiness (attitudinal)"

http://www.lojban.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=3DThe+Com= plete+Lojban+Language - A link to order the print book "The Comple= te Lojban Language", which describes the grammar of Lojban pretty much= in it's entirety. A bit outdated, as there have been a few changes, bu= t nothing horribly important- the biggest one is, we use lo a lot more than= le nowadays, because of xorlo. Currently in the process of being updated f= or a new, more current edition.

http://www.lojban.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=3DThe+Loj= ban+Reference+Grammar - An online version of the CLL, and slightly more= outdated, but still good.

http://www.tlg.uci.edu/~opoudjis/lojbanbrochure/lessons/book1.html<= /a> - "Lojban for Beginners", the first book specifically geared = towards teaching new people Lojban. Also a bit outdated thanks to xorlo.
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https://wave.google.com/wave/waveref/googlewave.com/w+iDtofbn8C = - The Lojban Google Wave, a much more current document, meant to replace th= e "Lojban for Beginners" book. Also available as a plain web page= , http://jbotcan.org/wa= ve_lesson/old.html

Also, there's the Lojban Beginners group, which you've already = found, which is a great place to ask questions about basically anything rel= ated to Lojban, and the IRC channel, #lojban, on freenode, where you can go= to talk about or in Lojban, and where our current Lojban instructors (the = ones who made the Wave), are pretty much always lurking.

Welcome to Lojbanistan!

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mu'o mi'e .aionys.
.i.a'o.e'e ko cmima le bende pe lo pilno be denpa bu .i doi luk. m= i patfu do zo'o
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