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Re: "Ash"
- To: Multiple recipients of list LOJBAN <LOJBAN@CUVMB.BITNET>
- Subject: Re: "Ash"
- From: Robin Turner <robin@BILKENT.EDU.TR>
- Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1998 19:22:13 -0700
- Reply-to: Robin Turner <robin@BILKENT.EDU.TR>
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mi pu cusku di'e
> If we bear in mind that Lojban does not such have a strict distinction
> between parts of speech as many natlangs, there doesn't seem to be a
> problem here. "mrobi'o" does not seem particularly unwieldy.
>
> As for "ash", could one construct a lujvo from "morsi se fagri" (a bit
> metaphorical) or "se xaksu se fagri" perhaps? Beyond my meagre lujzba
> skills, I'm afraid!
This shows the value of looking at the Refgram - at the beginning of
Chapter 12, the first example of a lujvo is
"fagyfesti"="fire-waste"="ashes"!
co'o mi'e robin.