[lojban-beginners] Re: lo brivla valsi

[Philip Newton <philip.newton@gmail.com>]

On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 16:28:24 +1300, Michael van der Gulik
<mikevdg@gulik.co.nz> wrote:
> I want to say "Brivla are words". Now, how would you say that?
> 
> I could say:
> 
> lo brivla cu valsi

I'd probably say that, too.

Or possibly {ro (lo) brivla cu valsi} to emphasise that all brivlas valsi.

> (some of those which really are brivla are words).

I think the "which really are" is no longer appropriate, though.

> ro da zo'u da brivla .ijanai da valsi (if its a brivla, then its a word)

I think you want .inaja (A implies B) there rather than .ijanai (A is
implied by B) -- or, alternatively, ganai ... gi.

> Which is the best way of saying this?

mi na djuno

mu'o mi'e .filip.
-- 
Philip Newton <philip.newton@gmail.com>