[lojban] The Analytical Language of John Wilkins

["sshiskom" <sshiskom@yahoo.co.kr>]

Yes, it is inevitable, that Borges' masterpiece, "The Analytical
Language of John Wilkins", should be translated to any language which
dares to claim itself to be "logical".

So here it is:

.i le'i go'o cu klesi le'i danlu
.i le se ponse be le turni kuku
.a le se ke fusra fanta ku
.a le se ctuca ku
.a le citxarju ku
.a le remfi'e ku
.a le ranmi ku
.a le zdacau gerku ku
.a le cmima be le'i nei kuku
.a le desku be tai le fenki kuku
.a le na ka'e se kancu ku
.a le se xraci'a be sepi'o le burcu
   be fi le tcexau kumte kerfa kukuku
.a le drata ku
.a le caba'o popygau be le xrula kabri kuku
.a le vu tamsmi be le sfani kuku go'i

Animals are divided into
(a) those that belong to the Emperor,
(b) embalmed ones,
(c) those that are trained,
(d) suckling pigs,
(e) mermaids,
(f) fabulous ones,
(g) stray dogs,
(h) those that are included in this classification,
(i) those that tremble as if they were mad,
(j) innumerable ones,
(k) those drawn with a very fine camel's hair brush,
(l) others,
(m) those that have just broken a flower vase,
(n) those that resemble flies from a distance.

mi'e sanxiyn



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