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==Opposites==
Opposites & Contraries.
Opposites ('''da de dukti''') are about opposite ends of scales like "hot" versus "cold".
 
==List==
The distinction between opposites (''da de dukti'') & contraries (''da de vlina''), traceable to William Blake (if not earlier), can be discerned in Lojban in a shadowy way. Simply put, opposites undo each other ("hot"-to-"cold") while contraries form two parts of a whole ("left" or "right"). The metaphors of [[binary thinking|binary thinking]] tend not to take cognizance of this distinction, which is essential to clear reasoning. ''But which of these two classes the pair fits into depends on perspective; someone could just as rightly claim that "left" and "right" cancel each other out, as direcions, and "hot" and "cold" are the two ends of the heat spectrum, making them parts of a whole. Thus the distinction is arbitrary, not absolute.  It's akin to the physical phenomenon of energy sometimes being thought of as a particle and other times as a wave; neither type is actually distinguishable in nature, they are only different ways to envision the same concept.''
<tab class=wikitable>
 
cmalu barda
How does ''vlina'' enter into any of this? Was ''da de te vlina'' meant? Isn't ''vlina'' about propositions? --[[User:xorxes|xorxes]]
nanmu ninmu
 
nanla nixli
----
xlali xamgu
 
ruble tsali
''Which are these meant to be -- opposites or contraries? Most fit neither description above: neither cancelling out (to lukewarm?) nor being parts of some discernable whole.''
mutce milxe
 
jetnu jitfa
-----------
pritu zunle
 
fatci cfika
cmalu barda
birka tuple
 
xance jamfu
nanmu ninmu
preti danfu
 
nandu frili
nanla nixli
balvi purci
 
nenri bartu
xlali xamgu
jmive morsi
 
masno sutra
ruble tsali
gusni manku
 
tordu clani
mutce milxe
sampu pluja
 
xekri blabi
jetnu jitfa
zmadu mleca
 
cnita gapru
pritu zunle
sipna cikna
 
donri nicte
fatci cfika
cerni vanci
 
jmina vimcu
birka tuple
ricfu pindi
 
cnino slabu
xance jamfu
jibni darno
 
bebna prije
preti danfu
vensa critu
 
dunra crisa
nandu frili
clira lerci
 
carmi kandi
balvi purci
berti snanu
 
stuna stici
nenri bartu
crane trixe
 
bersa tixnu
jmive morsi
mensi bruna
 
tilju linto
masno sutra
glare lenku
 
sudga cilmo
gusni manku
kanro bilma
 
tcadu nurma
tordu clani
slami jilka
 
danlu spati
sampu pluja
smaji cladu
 
caxno condi
xekri blabi
ganlo kalri
 
dizlo galtu
zmadu mleca
loldi drudi
 
ganra jarki
cnita gapru
rotsu cinla
 
palci vrude
sipna cikna
tisna kunti
 
frica dunli
donri nicte
drata mintu
 
zabna mabla
cerni vanci
fliba snada
 
gubni sivni
jmina vimcu
rarna rutni
 
junri xalbo
ricfu pindi
gunta bandu
 
xendo kusru
cnino slabu
racli fenki
 
</tab>
jibni darno
==Dubious cases==
 
<tab class=wikitable>
bebna prije
cirko facki
 
cirko cpacu
vensa critu
jdari ranti
 
sepli kansa
dunra crisa
sepli jorne
 
krasi fanmo
clira lerci
drani srera
 
cnici kalsa
carmi kandi
kukte kurki
 
</tab>
berti snanu
 
stuna stici
 
crane trixe
 
bersa tixnu
 
mensi bruna
 
tilju linto
 
glare lenku
 
sudga cilmo
 
kanro bilma
 
tcadu nurma
 
slami jilka
 
danlu spati
 
smaji cladu
 
caxno condi
 
ganlo kalri
 
dizlo galtu
 
loldi drudi
 
ganra jarki
 
rotsu cinla
 
palci vrude
 
tisna kunti
 
frica dunli
 
drata mintu
 
zabna mabla
 
fliba snada
 
gubni sivni
 
rarna rutni
 
junri xalbo
 
gunta bandu
 
xendo kusru
 
racli fenki
 
----
 
'''Dubious cases'''
 
cirko facki (cpacu)
 
jdari ranti
 
sepli kansa (jorne)
 
krasi fanmo
 
drani srera
 
cnici kalsa
 
kukte kurki

Revision as of 14:56, 27 February 2015

Opposites

Opposites (da de dukti) are about opposite ends of scales like "hot" versus "cold".

List

<tab class=wikitable> cmalu barda nanmu ninmu nanla nixli xlali xamgu ruble tsali mutce milxe jetnu jitfa pritu zunle fatci cfika birka tuple xance jamfu preti danfu nandu frili balvi purci nenri bartu jmive morsi masno sutra gusni manku tordu clani sampu pluja xekri blabi zmadu mleca cnita gapru sipna cikna donri nicte cerni vanci jmina vimcu ricfu pindi cnino slabu jibni darno bebna prije vensa critu dunra crisa clira lerci carmi kandi berti snanu stuna stici crane trixe bersa tixnu mensi bruna tilju linto glare lenku sudga cilmo kanro bilma tcadu nurma slami jilka danlu spati smaji cladu caxno condi ganlo kalri dizlo galtu loldi drudi ganra jarki rotsu cinla palci vrude tisna kunti frica dunli drata mintu zabna mabla fliba snada gubni sivni rarna rutni junri xalbo gunta bandu xendo kusru racli fenki </tab>

Dubious cases

<tab class=wikitable> cirko facki cirko cpacu jdari ranti sepli kansa sepli jorne krasi fanmo drani srera cnici kalsa kukte kurki </tab>