From jjllambias@hotmail.com Tue Jul 17 19:43:36 2001 Return-Path: X-Sender: jjllambias@hotmail.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_2_0); 18 Jul 2001 02:43:36 -0000 Received: (qmail 65927 invoked from network); 18 Jul 2001 02:43:33 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by l10.egroups.com with QMQP; 18 Jul 2001 02:43:33 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (216.33.241.88) by mta1 with SMTP; 18 Jul 2001 02:43:33 -0000 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 17 Jul 2001 19:43:33 -0700 Received: from 200.41.247.50 by lw8fd.law8.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 18 Jul 2001 02:43:33 GMT X-Originating-IP: [200.41.247.50] To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Bcc: Subject: Re: [lojban] emerald tablet Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 02:43:33 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 Jul 2001 02:43:33.0643 (UTC) FILETIME=[6FCB55B0:01C10F33] From: "Jorge Llambias" la kreig cusku di'e >jetnu .i na jitfa .i raijetnu {rairjetnu}, else it breaks into {rai jetnu}. But I prefer {jetrai}, {traji be le ka jetnu}. >.i le cnita mintu le gapru gi'e le gapru mintu >le cnita {cu mintu} both times. >.i go'i prupla lenu gasnu le pa dacni fasnu.ue {le pa dacti fasnu} is "the one object-event", you want {le dacti pamei fasnu}. Also, {ue} means that the author is surprized by this event, not that it is a surprizing event. Probably something like {selmanci} is better for "miracle". >.i ro datci ra'i le pa {le pa} is incomplete: {le pa dacti}, or {le pa da}. Also, you may want to have a selbri there: {ro dacti cu se krasi le pa dacti}. >.ije go'i bai lenu pruci le pa Again, {le pa dacti}. >.i le solri patfu .i le lunra mamta {cu patfu}, {cu mamta}. Without the cu's it is still acceptable, but it means "the solar father, the lunar mother". >.i le >brife befbevri .i le terdi kurji .i le seldrapaftu mintu ti {cu befybevri}, {cu kurji}, {cu mintu}. >.i ganai binxo >le dertu gi vlipa .i le dertu le fagri sepli ko .i le xutla le rufsu sepli >ko {cu sepli} both times. >.i go'i bai lenu ko pajni .i se lafti le terdi fa'a le tsani Good use of {fa'a}, at least as I understand it. >.i farlu le >terdi .i cpacu le te vlipa .i le se go'i goi ko'e cnita .i ko'e gapru .i >pu'e ti do cpacu lenu zi'o sinma do .ije le cpifu cliva ko {cu cliva}. Why {ko}? mu'e mi'e xorxes _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.