[lojban-beginners] Re: bicycle (five words)

[Cortesi <dcortesi@mindspring.com>]

On May 23, 2007, at 2:21 AM, m.kornig@sondal.net wrote:

>  So "relxilma'e" is perferable?
> And would this comprise bicycles AND motorbikes?

why not? {relxilma'e} == 2 + wheel + vehicle " ... propelled by x4"

> Does it say anything about pedal(l)ing?

{relxilma'e fo ledo tuple} ... hmm, wordy...

> Is there something shorter (an abbreviation kids
> would use), like the French velo?

In the early days of bicycling, people referred casually to
"my wheel", meaning, my bicycle. {le mi xislu}? {le mi tupyxi'u}?

Now... what's a skateboard, dudes?