[lojban-beginners] New lojbanist asking about "po'e" and "lo"

["Rob Hughes" <robert.c.hughes@gmail.com>]

Dear Lojbanists,

I recently started learning Lojban, and I just joined the Lojban
beginners' list.  I'm working through Robin Turner and Nick Nicholas's
_Lojban for Beginners_.  May I ask a couple of questions about Lojban
grammar?

First, I'm puzzled about the relationship between "po'e" and "po".  I
understand that "po'e" can be used for unique inalienable possession.
My hands are only mine and can't stop being mine, so I say "lo xance
po'e mi".  Is "po'e" used for inalienable possession that isn't
unique?  My father can't stop being my father, but he's also my
sister's father.  Can I say "lo patfu po'e mi", or should I say "lo
patfu pe me" (or "lo mi patfu")?

Second, I saw some posts on the lojban.org front page suggesting that
the meaning of "lo" has changed.  Is _Lojban for Beginners_ up to
date?  If not, is there a summary of the change that a beginner would
understand?

Thanks,
Rob Hughes