[lojban-beginners] Re: How 'natural' a language?

[Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On 11/3/05, Thomas White <winterwhite9257@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Forgive the nature of this question, but I'm sure I can't be the only
> one to have thought of it: How 'natural' a language is lojban if there
> are no swear words or insults?

The general purpose swear word is {mabla}, and you can combine
it with other things to give it more flavour.

For insulting people, your creativity is the limit. You can call them
bebna, or juxre, or tolmle, or tcica, or palci, or whatever you think they
won't like being described as.

You can also use attitudinals like {oi}, {oi sai}, {oi le'o}, {o'onai}, etc
to vent your feelings.

mu'o mi'e xorxes