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[lojban-beginners] Onomatpoeia
- To: lojban-beginners@lojban.org, "lojban list" <lojban-list@lojban.org>
- Subject: [lojban-beginners] Onomatpoeia
- From: "Jon \"Top Hat\" Jones" <eyeonus@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:40:10 -0600
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Okay, I'm sure I've seen something about this before, but I can't find it, so:
How are onomatopoeias handled in Lojban? For those who don't know already, I'm referring to things like "Moo", "Oink", "Bang!" and such.
Is <zoi> quoting the only way, as in <le bakni cusku zoi by. moo .by.> ("The cow says 'Moo'."), or is there some other, less wordy alternative, like being able to say <zo karce> instead of <lu karce li'u> for Lojban quotes?
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