Re: [lojban] Re: Number of unique symbols needed to write lojban

[Jonathan Jones <eyeonus@gmail.com>]

On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 1:03 PM, Jonathan Jones <eyeonus@gmail.com> wrote:

On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 12:47 PM, la arxokuna <gleki.is.my.name@gmail.com> wrote:

On Saturday, June 8, 2013 10:36:41 PM UTC+4, tsofian wrote:

How many unique symbols would be needed for all sounds and punctuation in written lojban?

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25 letters.

25 capital letters

plus optionally comma sign.

The current Lojban alphabet right consists of 23 letters, 5 capital or accented vowels, the ' . and , as below:

aä b c d eë f g iï j k l m n oö p r s t uü v x y z ' . ,

The practice of capitalizing the entire emphasized syllable is still practiced but has fallen out of favor, with accenting becoming more widespread in use. (The original {la.paRIS.} became {la.parIs.} and is now {la.parïs.})

The minimum Lojban alphabet would therefore require 31 characters.

Side note: It doesn't matter which accent is used, either: à á â ä ã å are all treated the same in Lojban: emphasized .abu

-- 
mu'o mi'e .aionys.

.i.e'ucai ko cmima lo pilno be denpa bu .i doi.luk. mi patfu do zo'o
(Come to the Dot Side! Luke, I am your father. :D )

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