Subject: Re: http://nuzban.wiw.org -- Dude, this site _rocks_.

From: "A.W.T." <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 08:42:53 -0000

--- In lojban@y..., "Jorge Llambias" <jjllambias@h...> wrote:
> 
> la aulun cusku di'e
> 
> >xu me lu terfendysfu je moklu terbilma li'u (TMT)? to ku'i clani toi .i=
mi 
> >nelmau zo fendi noi matmau ge'u zo sepli
> 
> i xu do zmadu zo fendi le ka nelci
> i ma fendi le sufti reda i kusru
> i mi zmanei zo sepli zo fendi

Because I like the x3-place of {fendi} with the idea of (divided in) "parts=
" or "segments" (-> partitioned/segmented hoof) rather 
than that of {sepli} which only denotes that "stuff" *between* those "parts=
" (i.e. in our hoof example: noda!)
Further, as beautifully shown in your example "i ma fendi le sufti reda", {=
fendi} gives the idea of something devided, i.e. (partly) 
separated from *itself*, whereas {sepli} means separated/apart from an x2 w=
hich assumably has to be something else than x1.
Look at the two definitions: "apart" and "separate" (of sepli) is something=
else than "devide(d)" (of fendi)

> i ma fendi le sufti reda i kusru

I'm not too happy with the "agent" either, yet this seems to be just "psyc=
holinguistic" ;-) Yet, x1 of {fendi} might be "mother 
nature" as well, hence not at all "cruel".
BTW, there's no good word for "nature" in Lojban! Perhaps we should search =
for this in lat. "natura" (about: born/created/
produced by itself?) or chin. "¶€µM" zi4 ran2/zyh ran (being by itself)

co'o mi'e .aulun.