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From: Elrond <grey.havens@earthling.net>


Hi,
=09I'm preparing still more lojban words for my work... Any comments?


ki'e co'o
mi'e rafael



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the tengwar as a writing system:la tenguar
(not-really-exact definition: la tenguar cu cmene le lerfrtengua selylerfu)

lerfrtengua=09x1 is a tengwa representing sound/phoneme x2 under mode x3 wi=
th
=09=09structure (l=FAvar/telcor) x4
(also "lerfu be la tenguar" for quick explanation purposes)
=09=09
lerfrtexta=09x1 is a tehta representing sound/with meaning x2 under mode x3

lerfromatexta=09x1 is an =F3matehta over tengwa x2 representing vowel x3=20
=09=09under mode x4=20
=09=09
[lerfrtengua] ci'arci'e : a [tengwar] writing mode (place structure of cist=
e)

The names of the tengwar:
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

tinco:tinkor=09parma:parman=09calma:kalman=09quesse:kuesen
ando:andor=09umbar:umbar=09anga:angar=09ungwe:unguen
th=FBle:sulen=09formen:formen=09charma:xarman=09chwesta:xuestar
anto:antor=09ampa:ampar=09anca:ankar=09unque:unkuen
n=FBmen:numen=09malta:maltar=09=F1oldo:nioldon=09=F1walme:nualmen
=F4re:oren=09vala:valan=09anna:anan=09wilya:uilian

?=09=09?=09=09lamba:lamben=09alda:aldan
silme:silmen=09s. nuquerna:silmen.nukuernan=20
=09=09=09=09=E1ze:azen=09=E1. nuquerna:azen.nukuernan
hyarmen:iarmen=09?=09=09yanta:iantar=09=FAre:uren

halla:alar

(FIXME: the choice of the final consonant is completely arbitrary (although
somewhat based on the niceness of the resulting spoken forms, any idea of=
=20
a "logical" way to end those words ?)

(NOTE: the justification of the transcription of the 'ch' sounds is given o=
n a
detailed description of the tengwar system, on a separate web page)

Other words:
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

pusta:pustar

bevle'u=09=09x1 is a sign/letter carrying sign/letter/accent x2 in
=09=09 alphabet/character set x3 representing x4
=09=09(x1 =3D bevri1/lerfu1, x2 =3D bevri2, x3 =3D lerfu2, x4 =3D lerfu3)

selbevle'u=09x1 is an accent/sign/letter carried by sign/letter x2 in ...
=09=09(see bevle'u)
=09=09
tengrtelco=09x1 is the telco(stem) of tengwa x2
(short: tordu, long+down:dzicla, long+up: galcla)
tengrluva=09x1 is a l=FAva(bow) of tengwa x2
(closed l=FAva: mulno-, open-: narmu'o)

example:=20
la parman cu lerfrtengua fo pa dzicla tengrtelco .e pa ri'u mulno tengrluv=
a
=20
'parma' is a tengwa built with one downward 'telco' and one right-oriente=
d=20
closed 'l=FAva'.

(FIXME: wouldn't it be better not to include this x4 place in the fu'ivla
"lerfrtengua", and use "sema'e" of selma'o BAI to indicate the structure ?)

lersni=09=09x1 is a written symbol meaning x2 in alphabet x3
=09=09(x1 =3D lerfu1/sinxa1, x2 =3D sinxa2/lerfu3, x3 =3D lerfu2)


nitci'ali'i=09x1 is an underline stroke for text/signs x2=20
=09=09(x1 =3D cnita1/linji1, x2 =3D ciska2)

jmifa'i=09=09x1 is figuring out fact/truth x2 about subject x3
=09=09(x1 =3D jimpe1/facki1, x2 =3D jimpe2/facki2, x3 =3D jimpe3/facki3)

ninja'osku=09x1 announces x2 to audience x3 via expressive medium x4
=09=09(x1 =3D ninja'o1/cusku1, x2=3Dninja'o2/cusku2, x3 =3D ninja'o3/cusku3
=09=09 x4 =3D cusku4)

selfiljmi=09x1 easily grasps fact/truth x2 about x3=20
=09=09(x2 is straightforward to x1) under conditions x4
=09=09(x1 =3D frili2/jimpe1, x2 =3D frili1/jimpe2, x3 =3D jimpe3,=20
=09=09 x4 =3D frili3)

ci'armo'a=09x1 is a set of notations including x2 in document x3 with
=09=09structure x4
=09=09(x1 =3D ciska2/morna1, x2 =3D morna2, x3 =3D ciska3, x4 =3D morna3)




