Re: [lojban] Phrases for language learners

[Cyril Slobin <slobin@ice.ru>]

On Sat, 17 Aug 2002, Newton, Philip wrote:

> As in {ko fanva zoi gy. I love you .gy. la lojban. le glibau ma} ?

Yes, exactly.

> Having {ko} and {ma} in the same sentence seems strange to me...

The whole Lojban language seems strange to me. ;-)

> I have difficulty imagining a sentence which is simultaneously a
> command and a question.

But it is exactly the case - the command to translate and a question
about result of translation simultaneously.

If you are looking for a really strange example, consider {ko mo}.

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Cyril Slobin <slobin@ice.ru>