Part I
Part I consists of an overview of the nature of Lojban. First is an introduction describing the purpose of the language and how to use this book. Then one summary lesson presents the basic concepts of Lojban grammar. With these basic concepts, and a very small vocabulary, a variety of Lojban sentences can be constructed. The concepts described in this part form the basis of a more detailed discussion in Part II.
Introduction to Lojban pamoi nu cilre la lojban.
Cultural Neutrality kulnu ka nutli
Avoiding Constraints on Thought nu rivbi le pensi rinju
Using This Book nu pilno levi cukta
The Basic Structure of Lojban stura jicmu la lojban.
In this lesson, you will learn the basic concepts underlying Lojban grammar. The most important Lojban structures will be presented briefly, using a limited vocabulary. Your goal should be to understand each structure and concept as it is presented, without making any particular effort to memorize any of the vocabulary or structures.
1.1 Relationship Sentences bridi
1.2 Lojban Relation Words lojbo brivla
gismu: birka cukta darxi tavla zutse
bikla blanu senci stizu
1.3 Relationship Ideas sumti
cmavo: mi do mi'o ko'a ko'e ti ta tu la le ku
1.4 Relationship Expressions in Lojban bridi bau la lojban.
cmavo: cu
1.5 Place Structures and Ellipsis terbri gi'e sumti nalnunsku
cmavo: zo'e zu'i
1.6 Descriptions Using bridi mulbricmu sumti
cmavo: (le ku) be be'o bei
1.7 Modification phrases as selbri tanru
1.8 Lojban - An Unambiguous Language
1.9 Where's The selbri?
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1.10 Conversion
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1.11 Questions
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1.12 Abstractions
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1.13 What Comes Next?
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1.14 Summary
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1.15 Word List for this Lesson
sumti: bikla birka blanu botpi cmalu cpana cukta
darxi dunda jubme karce klama
plise prenu sanli senci stedu stizu tanxe
tavla tuple xunre zarci zutse
cmavo: mi do ko'a ko'e ti ta tu la le ku cu ke ke'e zo'e
zu'i be bei be'o
We will discuss Lojban pronunciation rules in the context of Lojban names, which will be our first application of those rules.
2.1 Writing Lojban ciska la lojban.
2.2 The Sounds Of Lojban Letters terlerfu la lojban.
3.1 Names cmene
3.2 Vocatives nunjundi valsi
cmavo: coi doi co'o coico'o pe'u fi'i ki'e ke'o mi'e
4.1 Question Words preti valsi
cmavo: ma ki'a mo na
4.2 Quotations tersitna
cmavo: lu li'u lo'u le'u zo
4.3 Oops! .e'enai
cmavo: si sa su di'u la'edi'u
4.4 Commands minde jufra
cmavo: ko
4.5 Conversational Examples casnu mupli
5.1 All Places Are Created Equal ro tergismu cu dunli selfinti
5.2 What Is The Place Structure Of ...? ma tergismu
5.3 Color Words skari valsi
gismu: blabi blanu bunre crino grusi narju pelxu xekri
xunre zirpu cicna nukni
carmi kandi manku skari
5.4 Assumptions About Place Structures sruma fi lo tergismu
5.5 So What Do I Do? mi gasnu ma
5.6 Places That Aren't Expressed nalsku tergismu
5.7 Places That Aren't In The Place Structure lo tergismu na te gismu
5.8 Standard Form of bridi Sentences tadni ke bridi tarmi
7.1 zo'e me zo zo'e
cmavo: (zo'e)
7.2 Observative bridi zgabri
7.3 Conversion ***
cmavo: se te ve xe
7.4 Negation jitfa cusku
cmavo: (na)
7.5 Simple Description With le selgadri be zo le
cmavo: (le ku)
7.6 Examples mupli
8.1
cmavo: .ai .au .a'o .ei .e'a .e'o .e'u .ia .ie .oi .ua .ue .ui .uu .u'u
8.2 Attitudinal Questions selcinmo preti
cmavo: pei
8.3 Examples mupli
9.1 Introduction ***
9.2 Events and States fasnu gi'e ***
cmavo: nu kei
9.3 Properties selckaji
cmavo: ka
9.4 Amounts klani
cmavo: ni jei
9.5 Nested Abstractions nenri nunsucta
9.6 Abstractions With Ellipsis nalnunsku nunsucta
9.7 Examples mupli
cmavo: pa re ci vo mu xa ze bi so no
10.1 On boi me zo boi
cmavo: boi
10.2 Stress in Number Strings namcu valsi terbasna
10.3 Number Description namcu selgadri
cmavo: li
10.4 Counting nu kantu
10.5 Numbers As Names namcu cmene
cmene: pav. rel. cib. von.. mum. xav. zel. biv. son. non.
10.6 Some Extra Digits terjmina namcu valsi
cmavo: dau fei gai jau rei vai
10.7 On pi and pi'e me zo pi .e zo pi'e
cmavo: pi pi'e
10.8 Telling Time And Date tcika je detri nunsku
gismu: tcika detri temci
* 10.9 ???
10.10 On ki'o me zo ki'o
cmavo: ki'o
10.11 Activities For Numbers namcu selzukte
days of the week, months of the year
11.1 On ni'u and ma'u me zo ni'u .e zo ma'u
cmavo: ni'u ma'u
11.2 Indefinite Numbers nalstodi namcu
cmavo: ro so'i su'e su'o
piro piso'i pisu'e pisu'o
11.3 Number Questions namcu preti
cmavo: xo
11.4 Quantified Description klani selgadri
"plural" = su'ore
11.5 A Song Activity selsanga selzukte
cmavo: (ma mo xo pei ki'a)
(pe'u ke'o .iapei)
12.1 Yes/No Questions With xu nunjetnu preti sepi'o zo xu
cmavo: xu (go'i)
12.2 A Dialog Activity nuncasnu selzukte
12.3 A Boring Story nalcinri lisri
12.4 Translations of 12.2
12.5 Free Translation Of The Boring Story ***
12.6 Word-For-Word Translation Of The Boring Story ***
13.1 What is a tanru? loi tanru du ma
13.2 3-or-more place tanru su'ocimei terbridi tanru
13.3 On ke and ke'e me zo ke .e zo ke'e
cmavo: ke ke'e
13.4 Grouping in Longer tanru ve fendi fe lo tanru
13.5 Family Relationship Words lanzu gismu
gismu: remna makcu rirni tunba tamne
fetsi ninmu verba mamta mensi panzi dzena
famti
prenu nanmu nixli patfu bruna tixnu nakni
rorci panzi jbena lanzu
gismu: cabna balvi purci zvati stizu jibni lamji darno
cmavo: ca ba pu vi va vu
15.1 Tense-labelled sumti temci seltcita sumti
15.2 Ellipsis of the labelled sumti seltcita sumti nalnunsku
15.3 selbri Tenses selbri temci valsi
15.4 Space Location Tenses stuzi temci valsi
15.5 Tenseless bridi - The Ultimate Ellipsis temci claxu bridi
15.6 Determining The Elliptical Value nu facki loi nalnunsku sumti
15.7 Story Time lisri temci
15.8 Elliptical Location Tenses nalnunsku stuzi temci valsi
16.1 Elision of vau me zo vau nalnunsku
16.2 Elision of End Quotes li'u and le'u me zo li'u .e zo le'u nalnunsku
16.3 Elision of boi me zo boi nalnunsku
16.4 Elision of ke'e me zo ke'e nalnunsku
16.5 Elision of kei me zo kei nalnunsku
16.6 Elision of ku me zo ku nalnunsku
16.7 Omission of cu me zo cu nalnunsku
16.8 Summary ***
16.9 Example Story mupli lisri
16.10 Translation Of The Example Story ***
17.1 Identifying Descriptions ***
17.2 On poi me zo poi
cmavo: poi ku'o
17.3 On ke'a me zo ke'a
cmavo: (ke'a)
17.4 On du me zo du
cmavo: du
17.5 On po'u me zo po'u
cmavo: po'u
17.6 The ko'a Series Of cmavo me zo ko'a cmavo
cmavo: ko'a ko'e ko'i ko'o ko'u fo'a fo'e fo'i fo'o fo'u
17.7 On goi me zo goi
cmavo: goi
18.1 On po and po'e me zo po .e zo po'e
cmavo: po po'e
18.2 On pe me zo pe
cmavo: pe
18.3 An Example Dialog mupli nuncasnu
18.4 Translation Of The Example Dialog mupli nuncasnu xe fanva
18.5 On da me zo da
cmavo: da de di
18.6 On da poi me lo'u da poi le'u
18.7 An Activity selzukte
18.8 Incidental Relative Clauses and Phrases ***
19.1 'Possessives' and Tensed sumti srana gerna .ije temci sumti
19.2 Descriptive Vocatives; la Descriptions *** gi'e me zo la selgadri
19.3 Turning Lojban Words into Names nu binxo lo lojbo valsi lo cmene
19.4 Veridical Descriptions nunjetnu selgadri
19.5 lo me zo lo
cmavo: lo
19.5 Quantifying lo Descriptions nu kancu loi me zo lo selgadri
19.6 Indefinite Descriptions nal*** selgadri
19.7 Mass Description gunma selgadri
cmavo: loi lei lai
19.8 Specified Descriptions *** selgadri
19.9 Specified selbri Within tanru *** tanru
19.10 Examples mupli
19.11 Translation Of Examples mupli xe fanva
19.12 lei lojbo - A Lojban Comic Strip Illustrating Relative bridi
This lesson consists primarily of a story, the longest and most complex piece of Lojban in this textbook. A synopsis and a translation are given following the story, with some exercises. Pay particular attention to the use of descriptors and relative clauses. Note that the prices on the menu reflect the fact that "rupnu" is a generic monetary unit, and is not necessarily American dollars; the prices are unlikely to be found in an American restaurant.
21.1 First and Second Person cusku je tercusku cmavo
cmavo: (mi do) mi'o do'o mi'a ma'a
21.2 Example mupli
21.3 Translation Of The Example mupli xe fanva
21.4 Quantification of Pro-sumti sumti cmavo nunkancu
21.5 Back-Counting Pro-sumti ti'ernunkancu ke sumti cmavo
cmavo: ri ra ru
21.6 On xi me zo xi
cmavo: xi
21.7 Back-Counting Example ti'ernunkancu mupli
22.1 Numbered sumti namcu sumti
cmavo: fa fe fi fo fu
22.2 Numbered Sumti Questions namcu sumti preti
cmavo: fi'a
22.3 Modal sumti tcita *** sumti tcita
*** BEGIN SERIOUSLY BROKEN AREA ***
SERIOUSLY BROKEN AREA ***
22.4 Causality in Lojban ***
sumti: mukti krinu rinka nilbi zukte jalge
22.5 Causality sumti tcita *** ke sumti tcita
cmavo: mu'i ki'u ni'i ri'a
seja'e tezu'e
semu'i seki'u seni'i seri'a ja'e
sezu'e
22.6 On nai me zo nai
cmavo: nai
22.7 Reading Text se tcidu
22.8 Translation Of Reading Text se tcidu xe fanva
*** very sketchy, needs better wrap-up