[lojban] Re: 2 vowels I'm missing

[Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>]

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 03:20:35PM -0700, Xitron wrote:
> 
> 2 vowels I'm missing
> 
> I'm a beginner, and am seeking info I've not found in the documentation I've read thus far.
> 
> The sound for the short 'i', such as in 'hick'
> 
> The sound for the short 'a', such as in 'hat'
> 
> Have those been discarded entirely?  

Yes.

> If so, what vowel sound is generally substituted?

Lojban e and a, respectively.

-Robin

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