Re: [lojban] How many root words

[vitci'i <celestialcognition@gmail.com>]

On 10/24/2012 08:37 PM, Pierre Abbat wrote:
> does a typical natlang have? Of course this varies by whether the language is 
> spoken by hunter-gatherers, farmers, industrialists, or computer users. I'm 
> wondering how Lojban's set of gismu compares to natlangs.
> 
> Pierre
> 

I suspect there's less of a clean definition of "root word" in a
language with centuries of etymology behind it.

Is "twelve" a root word in modern English?
(twa + lif = two + leave-behind)

Is "γένος" or "-gen-" a root word in modern English?
(generate, gender, genius, hydrogen)

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