[lojban-beginners] Re: [lojban] A suggestion for the Lojban names of weekdays and months.

[Remo Dentato <rdentato@gmail.com>]

On Thursday, October 7, 2010, Jonathan Jones <eyeonus@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 11:48 PM, Remo Dentato <rdentato@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Thursday, October 7, 2010, Jonathan Jones <eyeonus@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> "donla  do'a  x1 is the x2th day of week number x3 of year x4, under calendar/system x5"
>> {pavdo'a} = "Monday", etc.
>>
>> "mazla  maz  x1 is the x2th month of year x3, under calendar/system x4"
>> {pavmazla} = "January", etc.
>>
>> "mazdo'a  d1=x1 is the d2=x2th day of month number m1=x3 of year d4=m4=x3, under calendar/system d5=m5=x5"
>>
>  if {mo'e} is available, could we use that instead? So that January is
> {pavmo'e}.
> That would break the lujvo you made, though.
>
> First off, we need a gismu to have a rafsi, and since neither o nor e are in {mazla}, that means you'd have to make a different word.
>
> Second off, why do you think {pavmo'e} is better than {pavmazla}? You gave absolutely no reasons.

Just because of the similraty, both days and months would end with
CV'V and that I would find easier to remember.

btw, I was not arguing about the need of a rafsi. I'm convinced we
need them and I would actually be glad to have both maz a mo'e for
mazla.

Now that I think about it. Is there a process to set up an
experimental gismu in jbovlaste? (I mean in terms of
consensus/approvals, of course)

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