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Re: [lojban] How many places for lujvo?

To: Philip.Newton@datenrevision.de (Newton, Philip)
Subject: Re: [lojban] How many places for lujvo?
From: John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 11:32:50 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: jcowan@reutershealth.com ('John Cowan'), phma@webjockey.net, lojban@yahoogroups.com, Philip.Newton@datenrevision.de (Newton Philip)
In-reply-to: <C9A98F2128EDD411B0920008C7B337A13DCD68@hamsem01.de.gedas.vwg> from "Newton, Philip" at Jun 07, 2002 04:44:11 PM

Newton, Philip scripsit:

> Hm... is it coincidence that the vowels in the digits 1 to 9 are .a .e .i .o
> .u .a .e .i .o? I suppose not. (That would imply that 0 should be .u,
> though...)

No coincidence at all.  Doing that provided wide separation as well as
mnemonicity.  Note also the pattern in the hex digits.

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han mathon ne chae, a han noston ne 'wilith.  --Galadriel, _LOTR:FOTR_

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- Re: [lojban] How many places for lujvo?
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