[lojban] Re: traji

["Stefan \"1of3\" Koch" <OneOfThree@gmx.net>]

Jorge "Llambías" <jjllambias2000@yahoo.com.ar> wrote:
> I entered this definition for {traji} in jbovlaste:
>
> x1 zmadu fa'u mleca ro cmima be x4 be'o poi na du x1
> ku'o x2 do'e x3 noi ka zmadu fa'u mleca

> I have two questions, one technical and one political.
>
> The technical question: Is the definition (mainly the
> use of fa'u and do'e) understandable?

I understand the "do'e" phrase but it is not very elegant. Why don't you use
some "fi'o"?

> The political question: Do we really want to conflate
> "most" and "least" into the same word, especially given
> that in actual use and in all compounds it is always
> "most"? Is there any advantage at all in having
> {traji be fi lo ka zmadu} and {traji be fi lo ka mleca}
> instead of {traji} and {tolrai}?

I don't really like way it is done. First of all in a way we have a brivla
that can do so: "moi" ("pamoi" and "romoi" in this case).

"moi" can even express all the values inbetween.

So if we need "traji" at all (I'd say yes because it is useful for
compounds) limit it to "most".


mu'omi'e ctefan.




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