[lojban-beginners] Re: cmavo

["Michael Turniansky" <mturniansky@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Tom Gysel <to_mu1975@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Thank you Xorxes.
>
> That was exactly what I wanted to know.
>
>
> So the BAI cmavo are almost never used? OK, won't bother with memorizing
> them.

  Actually, that's not what he said.  he said "most" of them are never
used.  And that's probably true.  However, there are many that are
quite useful, and many that while xorxes doesn't use, many other
people (i.e. me) do.


> I do want to memorize the most frequently used cmavo, I'm currently working
> with the lojban text of 'The Prophet' by Kahlil Gibran and translated by
> Matt Arnold, and in almost every sentence there's a CV'V cmavo (not even
> counting the basic "ko'a")
> I would be interested to know which CV'V cmavo (and other cmavo) are most
> used in this particular text and/or in general in lojban text/speech.

  A great list that is sorted in frequency of use order (both gismu
and cmavo, though) is located here:
http://teddyb.org/~rlpowell/hobbies/lojban/flashcards/big_list

               --gejyspa