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I can't say with certainty, but I believe the gismu were selected for their
frequency of use.  That's why there are sometimes very similar concepts that
still end up with their own root word.

If you think about it, pony really shouldn't be a root word though.  It's a
baby horse.  Should there is a special root word for "baby kangaroo" as
well?  Just because english decides that a word is important enough to
warrant a two syllable word doesn't mean that it's logical.

On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 10:35 PM, ComputerPsi <vilmer88@gmail.com> wrote:

> Lojban is noted to have 1,300 root words or gismu. The rest of the
> words, if not cmavo (structure words), are various combinations of
> gismu to describe more advanced objects.
>
> My question is, will the number of gismu ever expand from 1,300? Who
> created these root words? Possibly more fundamental root words can be
> created? How was it decided, which would should be root, which should
> not?
>
> Here is an example of something that really gets to me:
> The word for mouse: smacu. (gismu)
> The word for rat: ratcu. (gismu)
> The word for horse: xirma. (gismu)
> The word for pony: cmaxi'a. (lujvo)
>
> Why is rat allowed to have its own root word but pony isn't? Who
> decides the importance of words?
>
> Thank you,
> Veniamin
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I can&#39;t say with certainty, but I believe the gismu were selected for t=
heir frequency of use. =A0That&#39;s why there are sometimes very similar c=
oncepts that still end up with their own root word.<div><br></div><div>If y=
ou think about it, pony really shouldn&#39;t be a root word though. =A0It&#=
39;s a baby horse. =A0Should there is a special root word for &quot;baby ka=
ngaroo&quot; as well? =A0Just because english decides that a word is import=
ant enough to warrant a two syllable word doesn&#39;t mean that it&#39;s lo=
gical.<br>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 10:35 PM, ComputerPs=
i <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:vilmer88@gmail.com">vilmer88@gmai=
l.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m=
argin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Lojban is noted to have 1,300 root words or gismu. The rest of the<br>
words, if not cmavo (structure words), are various combinations of<br>
gismu to describe more advanced objects.<br>
<br>
My question is, will the number of gismu ever expand from 1,300? Who<br>
created these root words? Possibly more fundamental root words can be<br>
created? How was it decided, which would should be root, which should<br>
not?<br>
<br>
Here is an example of something that really gets to me:<br>
The word for mouse: smacu. (gismu)<br>
The word for rat: ratcu. (gismu)<br>
The word for horse: xirma. (gismu)<br>
The word for pony: cmaxi&#39;a. (lujvo)<br>
<br>
Why is rat allowed to have its own root word but pony isn&#39;t? Who<br>
decides the importance of words?<br>
<br>
Thank you,<br>
Veniamin<br>
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