Re: [lojban] Translation

Well, as I'm sure everyone here is aware by now, I don't like fu'ivla, so I don't like any of the cipnr- words. :)

"Nightingale", for instance, I'd rather use something like {lo cipni be la ctesa'afe'i}, {lo ctesa'afetcpi}, or even just plain {lo ctesa'afei}, which happens to even have the same syllabic number as the English.

"Cuckoo", is obviously a bit harder, since the name is based on the sound they make, so I can't think of anything better than cipnrkuku off the top of my head. Pierre has a lot more experience with coming up with Lojban names for animals than I, so maybe he'll take a crack at it. I'd probably just go with the cmene {la.kukus.}, actually.

And as for "Underware", I'm almost certain that's not referring to garments worn beneath pants or other below waist clothing, so that's a definite no.

On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 2:01 AM, Gleki Arxokuna <gleki.is.my.name@gmail.com> wrote:

Yes, you are right. So Old World flycatchers (Muscicapidae) include Nightingales (Luscinia megarhynchos).

In this case I wonder what is meant by "flycatcher" in the text.
i ku'i di'e pei

i ko na cipnrkuku fau lo nu do cipnrlusinia
i ko na cipnrlusinia ja sfani bo kavbu fau lo nu do gerku
i ku'i ro da ka'e bacru

i mi'e lai nenri taxfu

On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 12:53 PM, Jonathan Jones <eyeonus@gmail.com> wrote:

On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 1:50 AM, Gleki Arxokuna <gleki.is.my.name@gmail.com> wrote:

<snip>

turdida
<snip>

From the Wikipedia entry on the Nightingale:
The Common Nightingale or simply Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), also known as Rufous Nightingale, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It belongs to a group of more terrestrial species, often called chats.

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