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Re: [lojban] Re: jordis



On Tue, 2004-10-19 at 10:40 -0700, jordi mas wrote:
> coi maten.
> 
> ( Are long vowels not allowed in cmene? )

If you mean double vowels, they're not allowed anywhere.

> No, it's not a matter of _English_ idiom. Most
> languages have some means to mark
> on the focus of a sentence -- the "new information",
> in this case "my wife". English sometimes 
> moves the focus to the beginning of the sentence and
> turns the rest into a headless relative clause, "(who)
> you're talking about". Spanish uses mainly intonation.
> 
> 
> How do I mark the focus in lojban?

That would be zo ba'e, which I pointed out in another message.

mu'omi'e bancus

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