Are we so sure {stanruasabi} isn't a type-3 fu'ivla? The fu'ivla types are just a convention anyway. I know the Book says the "tail" of a type-3 fu'ivla should start with a consonant, but a glide {ua} is _nearly_ a consonant. Furthermore, syllable analysis (using camxes) gives us {sta,nr,ua,sa,bi} which has that telltale consonantal syllable.
So I say {stanruasabi} is type-3 and fine. What do you think?
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El viernes, 21 de noviembre de 2014 05:22:37 UTC-5, la .gusek. escribió:
Hi,
A while back I felt the need the loan "wasabi" and "sushi" into Lojban. So I created these two words (they're both in jbovlaste now):
cidjrsuci: x1 is a quantity of sushi consisting of rice x2 and ingredients x3
stanruasabi: x1 is wasabi (Wasabia japonica) in form x2 of variety x3
"Sushi" was straightforward. It had been used before, and it's the most logical form of "sushi" as a stage-3 fu'ivla.
"Wasabi" was more tricky. I chosed "stani" (stem) though, since this is the part you actually eat (it's not a root nor a rhizome). "ua" is legal in Lojban, and is the actual diphtong "w" refers to in japanese. The problem though, is that I mistakenly created a stage-4 fu'ivla which obviously never was my intention (since I forgot to add an initial consonant).
So, I'm asking you to help create it! How would you like the word? What initial consonant do you feel makes most sense/seems most natural?