[lojban] International Olympiad in Linguistics

[Pierre Abbat <phma@bezitopo.org>]

The IOL (ioling.org) is an annual event in which contestants try to 
solve linguistic problems, such as:
*Given arithmetic equations written out in Nahuatl and Arammba, figure 
out the two languages' numbering systems. (I already know numbers in 
Nawat, so this wasn't hard.)
*Figure out the correlation between Burmese names and dates of birth.
*Given sentences in Tzotzil and their translations, figure out which 
word means what.
Most of the languages involved are natlangs, but they also include the 
conscripts Transcendental Algebra (which sounds like "square circle" to 
me) and Blissymbolics and the EAN barcode. I think that some aspects of 
Lojban could make a good problem for the contest.

Here's my suggestion for a problem:
List some people, between 10 and 50, in an extended family. List some 
sentences expressing their relationships, such as "la .alis. spebu'aspe 
la .va'agn." and "la .lizbet. mamta la .xenrix.". There should be an 
even mix of gismu and lujvo. Ask questions like "la .xod. mo la 
.xenrix.". Ask the meanings of the relationship words.

What would be other good problems?

Pierre

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