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==Opposites==
Opposites ('''da de dukti''') are about opposite ends of scales like "hot" versus "cold".
==List==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|xlali || xamgu
|-
|ruble || tsali
|-
|mutce || milxe
|-
|jetnu || jitfa
|-
|nandu || frili
|-
|balvi || purci
|-
|nenri || bartu
|-
|jmive || morsi
|-
|masno || sutra
|-
|gusni || manku
|-
|tordu || clani
|-
|sampu || pluja
|-
|zmadu || mleca
|-
|cnita || gapru
|-
|pritu || zunle
|-
|sipna || cikna
|-
|jmina || vimcu
|-
|ricfu || pindi
|-
|cnino || slabu
|-
|citno || laldo
|-
|jibni || darno
|-
|bebna || prije
|-
|clira || lerci
|-
|carmi || kandi
|-
|berti || snanu
|-
|stuna || stici
|-
|crane || trixe
|-
|tilju || linto
|-
|glare || lenku
|-
|sudga || cilmo
|-
|kanro || bilma
|-
|slami || jilka
|-
|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
|-
|xendo || kusru
|-
|racli || fenki
|}


Opposites & Contraries.
== Contrasts ==


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.''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|gunta || bandu
|-
|danlu || spati
|-
|tcadu || nurma
|-
|mensi || bruna
|-
|bersa || tixnu
|-
|dunra || crisa
|-
|vensa || critu
|-
|cerni || vanci
|-
|donri || nicte
|-
|xekri || blabi
|-
|preti || danfu
|-
|xance || jamfu
|-
|birka || tuple
|-
|fatci || cfika
|-
|nanla || nixli
|-
|nanmu || ninmu
|}
==Dubious cases==
{| class="wikitable"
|-


How does ''vlina'' enter into any of this? Was ''da de te vlina'' meant? Isn't ''vlina'' about propositions? --[[User:xorxes|xorxes]]
|cirko || facki


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|-


''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.''
|cirko || cpacu


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|-


cmalu barda
|jdari || ranti


nanmu ninmu
|-


nanla nixli
|sepli || kansa


xlali xamgu
|-


ruble tsali
|sepli || jorne


mutce milxe
|-


jetnu jitfa
|krasi || fanmo


pritu zunle
|-


fatci cfika
|drani || srera


birka tuple
|-


xance jamfu
|cnici || kalsa


preti danfu
|-


nandu frili
|kukte || kurki


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
 
----
 
'''Dubious cases'''
 
cirko facki (cpacu)
 
jdari ranti
 
sepli kansa (jorne)
 
krasi fanmo
 
drani srera
 
cnici kalsa
 
kukte kurki

Latest revision as of 15:54, 5 December 2020

Opposites

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

List

xlali xamgu
ruble tsali
mutce milxe
jetnu jitfa
nandu frili
balvi purci
nenri bartu
jmive morsi
masno sutra
gusni manku
tordu clani
sampu pluja
zmadu mleca
cnita gapru
pritu zunle
sipna cikna
jmina vimcu
ricfu pindi
cnino slabu
citno laldo
jibni darno
bebna prije
clira lerci
carmi kandi
berti snanu
stuna stici
crane trixe
tilju linto
glare lenku
sudga cilmo
kanro bilma
slami jilka
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
xendo kusru
racli fenki

Contrasts

gunta bandu
danlu spati
tcadu nurma
mensi bruna
bersa tixnu
dunra crisa
vensa critu
cerni vanci
donri nicte
xekri blabi
preti danfu
xance jamfu
birka tuple
fatci cfika
nanla nixli
nanmu ninmu

Dubious cases

cirko facki
cirko cpacu
jdari ranti
sepli kansa
sepli jorne
krasi fanmo
drani srera
cnici kalsa
kukte kurki
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