Subject: Re: [lojban] sodna, kliru, navni

From: John Cowan <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 07:29:21 -0400 (EDT)

Pierre Abbat scripsit:
> Why do sodna, kliru, and navni have an x2 place, but not the other elements?

Because they really mean "alkali metal", "halogen", and "noble gas" respectively.
Sodium, chlorine, and neon are just the prototypes.

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