[lojban-beginners] Re: la ciste lerfu be la ca.

[symuyn <rbysamppi@gmail.com>]

In contrast, I like its aesthetics a lot. I would be interested in
what a Lojban text in this writing system would look like—not that
it's going to replace the Latin system. But thanks for bringing this
to my attention. :)

On May 2, 3:26 pm, Jonathan Jones <eyeo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't like it. The symbols are too similar, and I've got enough on my
> plate learning the language without having to learn a new writing system
> too.
>
> On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Geoffrey Stewart
> <geoffstewar...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
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> > coi rodo
>
> > Recently I discovered something called the Shavian alphabet (or la ciste
> > lerfu be la ca., in my quick Lojban translation). It looks like something
> > that could be easily adapted for Lojban use, as it has already been adapted
> > for Esperanto use. Here is the wikipedia entry on it:
> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shavian_alphabet
>
> > And here is a font (two, in fact):http://www.demeyere.com/shavian/
>
> > Obviously the letters for /tʃ/ (c), /dʒ/ (J), and /ŋ/ (N) would not be
> > used. /j/ (j) and /w/ (w) would likewise not be used, as lojban uses
> > vowels for that. /h/ (h) I am reluctant to use because it's so large and
> > the lojbanic <'> should be less intrusive, so possibly the apostrophe could
> > just continue to be used. As for the vowels, A can be used for <a>, e or Efor <e>,
> > I for <i>, O for <o>, M for <u>, and a for <y>.
>
> > The main problem is that the mapping onto the keyboard doesn't seem to be
> > very intuitive for some of the symbols, and will have you reaching for the
> > shift key more often than should be necessary. Nevertheless, it works fine
> > with writing, and is a logical alphabet to go with a logical language. Tell
> > me what you think!
>
> > mu'o mi'e djefris.
>
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> mu'o mi'e .aionys.
>
> .i.a'o.e'e ko klama le bende pe denpa bu
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