http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/ Lojban a-word-a-day Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:07:27 GMT SK http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/365 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/365 Is anyone here interested in perhaps teaching, or at the very least giving some sort of reasonabe introduction of Lojban to the General Semantics community? Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:05:32 GMT John deGroot http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/364 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/364 Looking for others in the Seattle area that also are new to lojban and would like to learn it. John Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:27:36 GMT Mikael Hall http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/363 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/363 Well, the freedom apply to the way you want name yourself. It does'nt give freedom to how users of that name can write it. mikael 2008/9/5 John deGroot Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:02:51 GMT John deGroot http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/362 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/362 If person's names end in a vowel and must end in a consonant to comply with Lojban rules, there is the following problem. English name Mary Lojban version Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:37:16 GMT Li http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/361 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/361 coi rodo I wasn't certain where I might find the answer to this, however this Group seemed like a good option. I am looking for a valid, usable Lojban Fri, 29 Sep 2006 04:51:31 GMT xah lee http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/360 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/360 2006-09-28 dukti = opposite = 相xiang1 反fan3 dukti:=x1 is polar opposite from/contrary to x2 in property/on scale x3 (property/si'o) • Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:41:20 GMT Jorge Llambías http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/359 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/359 ... The "negative acknowledge" bit is for {je'enai}. The word list has this (often confusing) convention of giving for the COIs and for the UIs both ends of Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:03:17 GMT Matt Arnold http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/358 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/358 {je'enai} means "I do not acknowledge." {je'e} can be used to mean "no thank you" among other things. It's what the word list says. "Vocative: roger (ack) - Fri, 14 Apr 2006 17:52:13 GMT Jorge Llambías http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/357 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/357 ... {je'e} does not mean "won't comply" though, so I don't see what could be negative about it. It is a positive acknowledgment. It is not about compliance at Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:42:13 GMT Matt Arnold http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/356 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/356 Positive acknowledgement is {vi'o}, which means "acknowledged and will comply". {je'e} is negative in the sense of not being {vi'o}. - epkat Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:28:57 GMT Jorge Llambías http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/355 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/355 ... That should be *positive* acknowledgement. It could also be translated as "OK" or "I got you". Even as "yes" as in "yes, but ...", {je'e i ku'i ...}, where Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:46:36 GMT Matt Arnold http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/354 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/354 {je'e} doesn't mean "yes," it is a vocative for "roger" or "acknowledged", a negative acknowledgement of offers or of thanks to indicate that one has heard Fri, 14 Apr 2006 11:31:00 GMT xahlee http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/353 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/353 2006-04-14 je'e = yes = 是 shi4 http://xahlee.org/lojban/hrefgram2/c13-s14.html ☄ Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:38:06 GMT xahlee http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/352 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/352 2006-04-03 ki'e = thanks = 谢了 xie4 le3 Reference: Chapter 13: Oooh! Arrgh! Ugh! Yecch! Attitudinal and Emotional Indicators Sat, 01 Apr 2006 18:51:17 GMT MorphemeAddict@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/351 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban-valsi/message/351 In a message dated 4/1/2006 12:39:41 PM Central Standard Time, xah@... ... I *thank* you. stevo