[lojban-beginners] Re: creatively bent?

[Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>]

On Sun, Jan 25, 2004 at 11:20:22PM -0600, Ken Comer wrote:
> Heyas.
> 
> I am writing a short story and, if you're of a mind to help me
> stick in a few lojban tidbits, I'd appreciate the assistance.
> 
> 1)  A pet, which I originally wanted to name "cloud farter" or
> "fart cloud" 

...

> was rendered as ladilpan because I could not find a word for fart.
> Etymology was dilnu pensi.  

Well, if it's a pet you could always call it a "kalci se kelci".  8)

But what you actually want is kafke.  Possibly kalcykafke, if you
want to be more specific.

> 2) A genetically-engineered chimerical sub-species of homo sapiens
> have chosen a name for themselves based on their love of learning.
> Currently, this is Nelpei (or possibly nelpensi) from nelci pensi
> -- comments or suggestions no matter how whimsical are welcome.

Seems perfectly reasonable, as does "neiclipre" or something.

Remember to come up with a place structure for all Lujvo!

> These beings have a "hard-wired" instinctual understanding of
> lojban, 

That doesn't seem reasonable; how big are their heads?

> 3) sharp little appliances for the fingers to turn hands into
> claws: ba'eja'u  (etymology notes got eaten by a grue)

That falls apart.  You mean

ba'erja'u

What's the place structure.

> 4) doll?  I can't find "doll," but I can find "fellatio" and
> "role-playing game system."  Go figure.

Think about the group of people you're talking about for a minute.
8)

First try: remtaiselkei.

> 5) zbaxum -- a miniature chemical processing and Virus/RNA/DNA
> manipulation tool from zbasu xukmi

That's a cmene.  Is that what you wanted?

> 6) klikwings en->lojban ?  (a small hopping/flying creature with
> chitinous wings that makes clicking sounds for mating calls

la biknal, from bikla nalci (don't see much use for place structure
with a species name).

> 7) steppes / arid plains  en->lojban ?

sudga foldi

> 8) people who end wars / noble warriors / warriors of the heart /
> those who suffer from war the most...  Like 1) above, but these
> folks are the ones who are saddened by the destruction they were
> created to bring about.  They are actually more like
> jesus/buddha/mohammed than warriors, and especially so when among
> their own.  From the perspective of humankind--who are animals in
> the eyes of the warriors--the warrior's philosophy is relatively
> unimportant.   en->lojban ?

Uhhh.  Some random name.  Or did you want a translation of the whole
paragraph?

> 9) people who were not designed by the creator guy (more of a
> devilish human than a god, if ya catch mah drift)  en->lojban ?

na se finti prenu

-Robin

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