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Re: [lojban] Minimal pair of lujvo



In a message dated 11/22/2000 3:50:45 PM Central Standard Time,
phma@oltronics.net writes:


Should "md"
and "np" be forbidden consonant clusters which require "y" when forming
lujvo?

English has such a minimal pair: if someone is in hospital and wants toget
out
as soon as possible, he is an ...


Impatient in-patient.
I don’t think that /np/ and /md/ need to be forbidden,but some folk might be
advised to use the buffered forms, with free non-lojbanvowel — so not /y/ --
between, at least in some contexts.

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