[lojban] Re: word derivatives

[Robin Lee Powell <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

On Tue, Oct 19, 2004 at 09:06:00AM -0400, MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com wrote:
> In a message dated 2004-10-19 5:21:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes:
> 
> > By the way: how does one derive causative forms, stative forms
> > etc.?  Are they derived from the same root or do they have
> > separate forms? I think the first option would be more logical.
> 
> This is one area where Lojban is extremely weak.  Lojban uses
> separate, unrelated forms (none derived from any other) for this
> kind of word.  Fixing it (and I do think it merits fixing) would
> require a bunch of new lujvo, at the very least.  It would make
> learning the vocab a lot easier though.  

I have no idea what you people are talking about.  Can you give me
an example?

-Robin

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