Re: Languages' names for Lojban (was: RE: [lojban] French word for "Lojban"

["Jorge Llambias" <jjllambias@hotmail.com>]

la djan cusku di'e

> When I first heard of it, I pronounced it /lojban/; why not?

English is much more eclectic in that sense. In Spanish
it would have to be spelled "loiban", which is of
course a possibility. There is no reason to retain the
lojbanic spelling, but it is convenient.

> This seems a good point to ask one of my favorite questions: how is
> "Unix" pronounced in various languages?

/'uniks/ or /'juniks/ is what I've heard in Spanish.

co'o mi'e xorxes


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