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''Initially proposed by [[La Gleki]]''.

==Parts of this proposal==
* if the meaning needed for a brivla doesn't exist among gismu but already exists in major natlangs
*# try selecting those words from natlangs that can be borrowed as lo [[fu'ivla]] without mutilating their form much. Example: '''alkanse''', '''alfabeta'''.
*#* Warning: don't try adding any phonemes into the word to make it compatible with Lojban morphology, instead try choosing a different natlang word. Example of violation: '''sko'opu'''.
*#* It's possible to add ' or glide vowels '''i''' and '''u''' when needed, though. Example: {{jvs|itku'ile}}
*#* double '''mm''' in Latin-derived words turns into '''nm'''
*#* for Romance languages:
*#** change the first syllable of borrowed words when necessary to be able to parse it as a fu’ivla (regexp notation):
*#***^d([aeiou]) => dj$1 (ala Rio de Janeiro). “distribui” (to distribute) = > djistribu
*#***^t([aeiou]) => tc$1 (ala Rio de Janeiro)
*#***^z([aeiou]) => dz$1
*#***^s([aeiou]) => ts$1. safari => tsafari
*#***^g([aeiou]) => eng$1
*#***^k([aeiou]) => enk$1
*#***^j([aeiou]) => dj$1
*#***^c([aeiou]) => tc$1
*# If the previous rule can't be done:
*#* Try searching among synonyms of this word among natlangs.
*#* Try searching among less spread natlangs.
*#If the meaning needed reflects concept to a significant degree specific to the culture of people speaking certain local language try using fu'ivla-looking words from this language. Examples: {{jvs|encere}}, {{jvs|ci'onmau}}.
*# If this still doesn't help try adding '''en-''' or '''el-''' prefix. Example: {{jvs|ente'atro}}
*If you research in natlangs and see that the meaning doesn't exist in any known to you natlangs and isn't specific to Lojban
*# try inventing lo {{jvs|blalalavla}}, i.e. lo {{jvs|zi'evla}} done using your imagination. Try inventing words for which your proposed sounding should match the meaning. Example: {{jvs|kreivi}}
* If the meaning is specific to Lojban:
*# invent lo {{jvs|jbofuvi}}. Examples: {{jvs|jbofuvi}}, {{jvs|terjoma}}