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  Balder : Kosmonaut

Lojban

Balder said Jun 16, 8:00 PM:

 

Lojban

Lojban is a carefully constructed spoken language designed in the hope of removing a large portion of the ambiguity from human communication. It was made well-known by a Scientific American article and references in both science fiction and computer publications. Lojban has been built over five decades by dozens of workers and hundreds of supporters.
Lojban has a number of features which make it unique:

Lojban is designed to be used by people in communication with each other, and possibly in the future with computers.
Lojban is designed to be culturally neutral.
Lojban has an unambiguous grammar, which is based on the principles of logic.
Lojban has phonetic spelling, and unambiguous resolution of sounds into words.
Lojban is simple compared to natural languages; it is easy to learn.
Lojban's 1300 root words can be easily combined to form a vocabulary of millions of words.
Lojban is regular; the rules of the language are without exception.
Lojban attempts to remove restrictions on creative and clear thought and communication.
Lojban has a variety of uses, ranging from the creative to the scientific, from the theoretical to the practical.
Learn Lojban now or read the introductory brochure for more a more detailed description of Lojban.

Here is Part 1 of a film done in the Lojban language:

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  Suni : Guardian, Warrior, Survivor

Re: Lojban

Suni said Jun 17, 3:20 AM:

 

i think i've heard of that..though in the show i heard of it, they referred to it as the “geek” language. i didn't expect it to sound so foreign to my ears! i guess that since i had heard of it on an english speaking show, i assumed it would be jumbled up english, but i guess it's not!

  Nicole : wakingdreamer

Re: Lojban

Nicole said Jun 17, 7:54 AM:

 

Very cool, Bruce, thanks. I liked the cheat sheet :)

  Balder : Kosmonaut

Re: Lojban

Balder said Jun 17, 9:23 AM:

 

Thanks for your responses.  “Geek language.”  I like that!  This experimental language stuff always brings out my inner geek.  (He's fairly close to the surface.)

The sound of the language surprised me, too.  Sultry and flowing, for a language designed to be unambiguous and logical!  I like that.

  Nicole : wakingdreamer

Re: Lojban

Nicole said Jun 17, 7:12 PM:

 

.au mi sipna .e'o ko ko kurji(see here)

  Suni : Guardian, Warrior, Survivor

Re: Lojban

Suni said Jun 18, 3:24 AM:

 

hey, being a geek is great! i'm no geek, but i guess i could be considered so with video games..pokemon ones for the GBC/GBA in particular…

  Mikey_Dee : A hoot and The frumious Bandersnatc

Re: Lojban

Mikey_Dee said Jun 18, 5:33 AM:

 

Guys, fascinating stuff, can't hear it till my compooooter is mended, I'm the opposite of a geek , what's that? A Dweeb?

  Nicole : wakingdreamer

Re: Lojban

Nicole said Jun 18, 6:45 AM:

 

hmm, good question Mike. Suni, you're a Pokemon expert, eh?

.ui do vi zvati 
(“wee doh vee zvARtee”) 
{Happy} you here at 
(smile) you're here!



(see here)

  Balder : Kosmonaut

Re: Lojban

Balder said Jun 18, 8:00 AM:

 

Wow, you're getting the knack of that!

Let me try…

pavyseljirna kavbu ba'oxuku

  Nicole : wakingdreamer

Re: Lojban

Nicole said Jun 18, 6:16 PM:

 

.i na go'i


i .e'o ko denpa .i mi troci co tolcri fi le vi cukta