[lojban-beginners] Re: A few small questions

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

On Friday 04 April 2008 01:18, LakMeer Kravid wrote:
> coi rodo
>
> I have a few questions:
> 1) how does one assert "No/zero [somethings] exist"? Do I need to make
> a claim with {na zasti} or similar, or is there a way using numerals
> that's a bit more lobykai?

no kuatlu sicni cu zasti

> 3) How badly would it screw with my grammar if I were to use a
> one-syllable rafsi in the place of a gismu, for rhythmic purposes in
> songwriting? It probably ceases to be parsable, but is it forgivable
> under the banner of 'artistic license'?

Depends on the rafsi. If it's a CVC rafsi, it looks like a name; if it's CVV, 
it can look like a cmavo, from any of several selma'o; if it's CCV, it'll get 
stuck to an adjacent word.

I've repeated a syllable, and a whole line, in a song (it's repeated in the 
original French):
ni'o le bi'u cmalu bloti
ni'o le bi'u cmalu bloti
ze'epu na na naku xe klama
ze'epu na na naku xe klama
.a'oi .a'oi
...
la tumlyselselselsruri xamsi
...
.i lei cidjadjadja cu se xaksu
...
le tordu sas sas sastu'u lacpu
...
It parses without the repetitions, but not with them.

Pierre