Re: [lojban] Re: Dictionary software--Unicode, please

[John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com>]

Arnt Richard Johansen scripsit:

> I think it is unnecessary to print IPA descriptions after each and every
> entry in the dictionary. But it might be a good idea to clarify with IPA
> in cases where some more obscure pronunciation rules take effect. For
> example, should the hypothetical name "kuias." be pronounced [kwI.As] or
> [kujas]?  If "kuias." were really a name, people should be able to look it
> up in a dictionary instead of working through the necessary chapters of
> CLL.

For the record, it's [kwi.as]; vowel strings cluster from left to right.
The 4th edition of Loglan 1 changed this to right to left, but Lojban
remained with the old rules.

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