Re: I'm new, and I have questions, damnit.

[Avital Oliver/biOmass <biomass@hempseed.com>]

{why didn't you answer to the list?}

SwiftRain wrote:

> Avital Oliver/biOmass wrote:
> >
> > a) What the estimate on the number of Lojban speakers worldwide?
> if for some reason you care, the answer is: it's too low :)
>

Don't worry. I'll bring about, 200 more =)
Actually, I think I can bring about 5 more.

> > How would I say, "Does anyone talk?"
> > [mainly, the anyone is my problem]
> "xu da tavla?" means "is there anyone/anything that talks?"
> if you want to limit it to just talking *people* (as the english word
> "anyone" is limited) you'd use something like "xu da poi prenu cu
> tavla?" which means "is there something which is a person which talks?"
>

What does poi do, exactly?And what comes instead of `that', as in "I talked
the boy that learned"?
Would it be `mi tavla le {boy} poi cirna'?

> > How would I say, "Who talks to himself?"
> > I'd think it's `mi tavla mi', but according to the lessons, that would
> > be, "Who talks, and to whom?"
> (you mean ma, not mi)

If you say so...

> ma tavla ri? = who talks to him/her/it/themselves?

What does ri replace? I mean, if I have, "mi tavla do ri" mean `I talked to
him about myself' or `I talked to him about himself'?

> > [BTW: Is the book worth buying? I mean, are the lessons on lojban.org
> > enough?]
> the reference grammar on the site is basically the same as the book
> (just a few editorial changes/corrections).  only reason to buy it IMHO
> is if you would find it more convenient in book form.

  Ahh, then I guess I wont buy it.