[jbovlaste] Re: lujvo for internet

[Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.optus.nu>]

On Saturday 05 September 2009 21:49:39 Michael van der Gulik wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Sep 2009 12:12:23 -0700 (PDT)
>
> "A. PIEKARSKI" <totus@rogers.com> wrote:
> > Comments please!
> >
> >  
> > t2 mujysamseltcana t1=s1 s2
> > t2 is the internet/cyberspace that includes nodes/computers t1=s1 with
> > function/purpose s2
>
> I'm surprised there's dedicated gismu for "network node" and "telephone"
> (selfonxa) but not for "network".

It's a gismu for the relation between nodes and networks. Brivla aren't nouns; 
they're more like verbs, but also do service for adjectives and adverbs, so 
they're a part of speech that doesn't correspond well to anything in English.

The lujvo seems fine to me, though long. There are other worldwide networks, 
such as phone or shipping networks.

> What valsi would you then make for concepts like "road network", "train
> network", or the grapevine that you hear rumours through? Would you just
> keep using x2 of tcana?

Yes.

Pierre