Re: [lojban] Cmavo

[Pierre Abbat <phma@oltronics.net>]

On Tue, 22 May 2001, Craig wrote:
>Coi rodo,
>
>	The reference grammar says all cmavo beginning with X are reserved for
>experimental use, but xu and xa clearly aren't. What happened? Are any other
>X cmavo taken already, or just xu and xa?

xVV is reserved for experimental use, but xV is not, and of xV:
xa is 6,
xe inverts first and fifth place,
xi marks a subscript (thus xexixa inverts first and sixth place),
xo means "how many",
xu asks a yes/no question.
Some of these experimental cmavo have actually been used; for example xa'o is
the reverse of za'o, indicating an aborted or frustrated action.

phma