[lojban] Re: is minli irregular?

[Philip Newton <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:39:20 +0100, Zefram <zefram@fysh.org> wrote:
> And a related irregularity: the definition of {rupnu} (local major
> monetary unit) makes no mention of subunits.  Is that intentional?
> I'd say that subunits are quite frequently used with monetary units,
> but of course they're mostly decimal-based subunits, so I can see why
> the subunits places might have been omitted.

I suppose {fepni} is intended to be used for currency subunits, though
I can see how it would be more convenient to say the equivalent of
"one dollar sixty-five" rather than "one dollar and sixty-five cents".

mu'o mi'e .filip.
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Philip Newton <philip.newton@gmail.com>