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[lojban] Re: o'e vs i'i

On 11/4/07, Chris Capel <pdf23ds@gmail.com> wrote:
> {o'e} vs {i'i}. What's the difference?

Here are the proposed expanded definitions
(<http://www.lojban.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=BPFK+Section%3A+Realis+Attitudinals>):

.i'i (UI1)
Attitudinal. Used to express togetherness / unanimity / communion /
unity / comradeship / camaraderie / conviviality / gregariousness /
sociability (cf. gunma, kansa)

.i'i mi ba jinga
Yay! We're gonna win!

.i'i mi mi'ecpe lo se pleji nu zenba
We demand a raise!

.i'i nai (UI*1)
Attitudinal. Used to express privacy / aloofness / privateness /
isolation / solitude / seclusiveness / reclusiveness / secrecy /
retirement / withdrawal (selsivni, sepli)

.i'i nai ko cliva
Go away, I want to be alone!

.o'e (UI1)
Attitudinal. Used to express intimacy / closeness / affinity /
sympathy / rapport. (cf. cnijbi, cnikansa)

.o'e mi do ba kansa lo nu vitke lo mikce
I'll go with you to see the doctor.

.o'e nai (UI*1)
Attitudinal. Used to express distance / aloofness / coldness /
antipathy. (cf. cnida'o)

.o'e nai doi dirba mi to'e cinmo
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.

mu'o mi'e xorxes


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