Re: [lojban] Re: Lojban Kids Show

[Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.optus.nu>]

On Sunday 18 July 2010 15:50:29 Lindar wrote:
> It's not unusual to find people with gismu names, and it's not unusual
> to see people with cmevla names based on gismu. As there's no real
> convention for first/last name, It could be something like {la .djan.
> pe la .smit.} for "John of the Smiths" or simply, "John Smith". I'm
> not really sure as it's never been discussed AFAIK. I don't see middle
> names being used, and I -do- see naming conventions being borrowed
> from Japanese (friends will abbreviate your name however they see fit
> or come up with any number of bizarre nicknames based on how your name
> sounds/is read) and Native American culture. You may also indeed see
> Lojbanised names from first generation kids or immigrants much like
> you'll see for foreigners in Japan (who are legally required to have
> their name be written in Japanese).

I think everyone should have two family names. The first is matrilineal; the 
second is patrilineal. Since few cultures (that I know of) are matrilineal, 
the matrilineal name will usually be of Lojban origin, while the patrilineal 
name will often be from some natlang. E.g. la érjebet.larfint.etceberiak. 
tixnu la .íldikos.larfint.kovatc. e la .adolbok.blozbas.etceberiak. (Ildikó 
had to get used to the order. Where she comes from, the order is Kovács 
Ildikó.)

Pierre
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