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L'''''o'''''jban (pronounced as [ˈloʒban]) is a new cool language.
L'''''o'''''jban (pronounced as [ˈloʒban]) is a constructed language (a conlang), based around the rules of predicate logic, succeeding the project of [[Loglan]].


It is a constructed language based on so called predicate logic which makes it kind of a bridge between different languages and cultures.
== A short introduction to Lojban. ==


== Lojban, the Odyssey to our Universe. ==
*Lojban is syntactically unambigious. Natural languages often have ambiguous sentences -- does "He's left" mean that he's still here or that he's gone? Lojban systematically eliminates this, but don't take it to mea that Lojban has no ambiguity at all! Lojban mostly allows you to be as ambiguous as you want, with, of course, trade offs in verbosity.
What is unique about this language?
*Lojban is machine parsable, allowing potential new explorations in the fields of AI communication and machine translation.
All natural grown languages have inner drawbacks like complications in grammar rules, biases and restrictions that discourage other ways of thinking.
*Lojban is an experiment in language -- the grammar is regular, simpler than most natural languages, but complex in its own unique way. Non-naturalistic structures abound, but all are regular and make sense in their own way. Lojban is thus an experiment in thought, as well, it wishes to see how these unique language structures affect thought and cognition.
*Lojban is culturally neutral, as far as such things are achievable. The base vocabulary was generated using an algorithm and words from the (at the time of its creation) 6 most spoken languages on Earth, averaging them out. The Lojban community strives to maintain this neutrality.
*Lojban has a flexible pronunciation. Lojban phonemes (basic units of sound) allow many realizations, for example, the r may be pronounced as an English, French, or Spanish r. There are no silent letters, and each letter corresponds to one phoneme. While not the simplest language to pronounce, these sounds are also carefully arranged to allow self-segregation -- a Lojban sentence, spoken with proper stress and [[pauses|denpa bu]] is uniquely segmentable into its component words, an invaluable tool in computer parsing of speech.
*Lojban allows the expression of emotion, using words called [[attitudinals]], which are essentially spoken emoticons, expressing your feelings. You can indicate the precise degree and intensity of your emotion as well as indicate which word your emotion stems from. You can even indicate that your statement was meant as a joke, a quick argument defuser.
*Lojban has 1341 [[root words|gismu]], covering a broad section of human experience. These words may be combined into [[compounds|lujvo]], allowing precision in meaning. Futhermore, Lojban makes provisions for [[borrowings|fu'ivla]], integrating them into the Lojban morphophonologic system. These words allow the creation of a vast vocabulary to describe the totality of human experience. Lojban vocabulary expands by the day, with users creating more words as gaps are found. Lojban vocabulary still has much progress to make, and our community strives towards perfecting it every day.


Lojban is designed to free us from these restrictions and see the world brighter.
Here are its advantages:
*Lojban speech allows you to say things shorter without unnecessary distracting details. For example, you don't have to always think of what tense (past, present or future) to use in a verb when it's already clear from context. When you need details you add them. But unlike other languages Lojban doesn't force you to do so.
*Lojban has unprecedented tools for expressing human emotions.
*Lojban is made consistent and easy to extend. There are no exclusions in grammar. There are nice ways of extending existing vocabulary.
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===Lojban is an endless journey.===
===Lojban is a living language.===
Being carefully worked-out in design by its creators this language accurately and precisely reveals the delicate aspects of logic and our mentality.
Lojban is spoken by a vibrant community of speakers, primarily concentrated on [[mailing list]]s and [[IRC]]. Each member of this community strives to do what's best for Lojban, though we have frequent disagreements, we are a lively community, producing literature, music, and art. When the webcomic XKCD said that you'd have to be speaking Lojban with Lojbanists, it was indicating one of the best features of Lojban.
 
*Lojban is clean, simple, and with all these advantages powerful language. Why not start speaking it?
*Lojban is for artists that would adore expressing tiny details of human emotions
*Lojban is for lovers of wisdom (philosophers, in the original sense)
*Lojban is for scientists that like all concepts to be put in a concise system.
*Lojban is the best tool for implementing machine automatic translation. Still it's a speakable language.
*Lojban breaks the barrier of misunderstanding of people with different background.
*Lastly, Lojban is also fun !
 
Lojban is easy to learn - the number of root words is only 1341. Not that much to learn to start speaking!
 
And you can talk in a concise manner:
 
✔ "co'e" (pronounced as "sho-heh") in Lojban means "thinkamagic/crap/any object" '''<nowiki> ;) </nowiki>'''.


✔ "se catlu" (pronounced as "seh shatlooh") - all that can be looked at: a face, a mountain landscape, the book.
Come, join our community and make Lojban a living language to be remembered in the generations to come.


This website stores basic information on Lojban for free public access.
This website stores basic information on Lojban for free public access.


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Revision as of 18:18, 3 June 2014

Lojban 25th Anniversary celebration, 2013, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.

Lojban (pronounced as [ˈloʒban]) is a constructed language (a conlang), based around the rules of predicate logic, succeeding the project of Loglan.

A short introduction to Lojban.

  • Lojban is syntactically unambigious. Natural languages often have ambiguous sentences -- does "He's left" mean that he's still here or that he's gone? Lojban systematically eliminates this, but don't take it to mea that Lojban has no ambiguity at all! Lojban mostly allows you to be as ambiguous as you want, with, of course, trade offs in verbosity.
  • Lojban is machine parsable, allowing potential new explorations in the fields of AI communication and machine translation.
  • Lojban is an experiment in language -- the grammar is regular, simpler than most natural languages, but complex in its own unique way. Non-naturalistic structures abound, but all are regular and make sense in their own way. Lojban is thus an experiment in thought, as well, it wishes to see how these unique language structures affect thought and cognition.
  • Lojban is culturally neutral, as far as such things are achievable. The base vocabulary was generated using an algorithm and words from the (at the time of its creation) 6 most spoken languages on Earth, averaging them out. The Lojban community strives to maintain this neutrality.
  • Lojban has a flexible pronunciation. Lojban phonemes (basic units of sound) allow many realizations, for example, the r may be pronounced as an English, French, or Spanish r. There are no silent letters, and each letter corresponds to one phoneme. While not the simplest language to pronounce, these sounds are also carefully arranged to allow self-segregation -- a Lojban sentence, spoken with proper stress and denpa bu is uniquely segmentable into its component words, an invaluable tool in computer parsing of speech.
  • Lojban allows the expression of emotion, using words called attitudinals, which are essentially spoken emoticons, expressing your feelings. You can indicate the precise degree and intensity of your emotion as well as indicate which word your emotion stems from. You can even indicate that your statement was meant as a joke, a quick argument defuser.
  • Lojban has 1341 gismu, covering a broad section of human experience. These words may be combined into lujvo, allowing precision in meaning. Futhermore, Lojban makes provisions for fu'ivla, integrating them into the Lojban morphophonologic system. These words allow the creation of a vast vocabulary to describe the totality of human experience. Lojban vocabulary expands by the day, with users creating more words as gaps are found. Lojban vocabulary still has much progress to make, and our community strives towards perfecting it every day.
Ask a question on Lojban
on the guest board

Lojban is a living language.

Lojban is spoken by a vibrant community of speakers, primarily concentrated on mailing lists and IRC. Each member of this community strives to do what's best for Lojban, though we have frequent disagreements, we are a lively community, producing literature, music, and art. When the webcomic XKCD said that you'd have to be speaking Lojban with Lojbanists, it was indicating one of the best features of Lojban.

Come, join our community and make Lojban a living language to be remembered in the generations to come.

This website stores basic information on Lojban for free public access.


Lojban 25th Anniversary celebration, 2013, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.

Lojban (pronounced as [ˈloʒban]) is a constructed language (a conlang), based around the rules of predicate logic, succeeding the project of Loglan.

A short introduction to Lojban.

  • Lojban is syntactically unambigious. Natural languages often have ambiguous sentences -- does "He's left" mean that he's still here or that he's gone? Lojban systematically eliminates this, but don't take it to mea that Lojban has no ambiguity at all! Lojban mostly allows you to be as ambiguous as you want, with, of course, trade offs in verbosity.
  • Lojban is machine parsable, allowing potential new explorations in the fields of AI communication and machine translation.
  • Lojban is an experiment in language -- the grammar is regular, simpler than most natural languages, but complex in its own unique way. Non-naturalistic structures abound, but all are regular and make sense in their own way. Lojban is thus an experiment in thought, as well, it wishes to see how these unique language structures affect thought and cognition.
  • Lojban is culturally neutral, as far as such things are achievable. The base vocabulary was generated using an algorithm and words from the (at the time of its creation) 6 most spoken languages on Earth, averaging them out. The Lojban community strives to maintain this neutrality.
  • Lojban has a flexible pronunciation. Lojban phonemes (basic units of sound) allow many realizations, for example, the r may be pronounced as an English, French, or Spanish r. There are no silent letters, and each letter corresponds to one phoneme. While not the simplest language to pronounce, these sounds are also carefully arranged to allow self-segregation -- a Lojban sentence, spoken with proper stress and denpa bu is uniquely segmentable into its component words, an invaluable tool in computer parsing of speech.
  • Lojban allows the expression of emotion, using words called attitudinals, which are essentially spoken emoticons, expressing your feelings. You can indicate the precise degree and intensity of your emotion as well as indicate which word your emotion stems from. You can even indicate that your statement was meant as a joke, a quick argument defuser.
  • Lojban has 1341 gismu, covering a broad section of human experience. These words may be combined into lujvo, allowing precision in meaning. Futhermore, Lojban makes provisions for fu'ivla, integrating them into the Lojban morphophonologic system. These words allow the creation of a vast vocabulary to describe the totality of human experience. Lojban vocabulary expands by the day, with users creating more words as gaps are found. Lojban vocabulary still has much progress to make, and our community strives towards perfecting it every day.
Ask a question on Lojban
on the guest board

Lojban is a living language.

Lojban is spoken by a vibrant community of speakers, primarily concentrated on mailing lists and IRC. Each member of this community strives to do what's best for Lojban, though we have frequent disagreements, we are a lively community, producing literature, music, and art. When the webcomic XKCD said that you'd have to be speaking Lojban with Lojbanists, it was indicating one of the best features of Lojban.

Come, join our community and make Lojban a living language to be remembered in the generations to come.

This website stores basic information on Lojban for free public access.

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