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[lojban] Re: suggested final consonants for cmevla



On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 8:03 PM,  <MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 9/30/2009 18:18:53 Eastern Daylight Time,
> jbotijlan@gmail.com writes:
>
>
> I have created a page for the purpose of suggesting which consonant to
> add to a vowel-ending cmevla. Feel free to expand the list.
>
> http://www.lojban.org/tiki/suggested+final+consonants+for+cmevla
>
>
> mu'o ro jundi mi'e tijlan
>
>
> Another possibility is to let the final consonant indicate something useful,
> such as whether the name refers to a person, place (e.g., city, country),
> but that would frequently not work, since many names already end in a
> consonant when they are lojbanized.
>
> mu'o mi'e stevon

  Oddly, I often take the opposite tack, adding a final consonant that
ISN'T normally used in that cultural group, to clue the reader that
"the original  ended in a vowel, but ya know, lojban rules, and all
that...."

                     --gejyspa


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