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Re: [lojban] "any John" -- is it possible to translate this?



On Tuesday 06 April 2010 17:21:50 Cyril Slobin wrote:
> coi rodo
>
> I've found this joke on bash.org.ru site (the Russian clone of bash.org),
> my rough translation into English follows:
>
> - What's the name of you?
> -- The same as of John.
> - Of which John?
> -- Of any John.
>
> Is it possible to translate it into Lojban? I suppose "any John" may be
> difficult.

ma cmene do?
mi mintu la djan. lo ka ke'a cmene ce'u
la ki'a djan.?
ro la djan.

mu'omi'e .pier.
-- 
Jews use a lunisolar calendar; Muslims use a solely lunar calendar.

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