Re: [lojban] la lojban or le lojban

[John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com>]

G. Dyke scripsit:

> I've been wondering whether the gender of lojban in french should be
> masculine, like (nearly?) all languages (le francais, le srilankais etc.) or
> should it be feminine to reflect the fact that lojban calls itself "la
> lojban"

Well, as far as our scanty materials go, it's "el lojban" in Spanish,
though that is certainly not dispositive.  I think the fact that the
Lojban name article looks feminine is irrelevant.

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