Brief glossary of Lojban words used in these examples

cmavo
.a 

and/or: sumti

.anai 

only if: sumti

ba 

after/future time

be 

internal sumti link

be'o 

end internal sumti

bei 

more internal sumti

bi 

8

boi 

end-of-number

ca 

same time/present

ci 

3

co 

tanru inversion

cu 

selbri separator

cu'o 

probability selbri

di'u 

last sentence

do 

sumti: you

du'o 

modal: according to...

du'u 

abstraction: fact

.e 

AND: sumti

.e'a 

indicator: permission

.ei 

indicator: obligation

fa 

x1 sumti next

fa'o 

end-of-text

fe 

x2 sumti next

fi 

x3 sumti next

fo 

x4 sumti next

fu 

x5 sumti next

ga 

and/or: forethought

ga'i 

indicator: high rank

ganai 

if: forethought

ge'u 

end relative phrase

gi 

forethought medial connective

gi'e 

and: bridi

go'i 

last bridi; too; yes!

goi 

sumti definition

.i 

sentence link

.ia 

indicator: belief/faith

.ie 

indicator: agreement

ja'a 

it is true

je 

and: tanru, sentences

je'a 

scalar positive

ji'a 

discursive: also

joi 

mixed-with 'and'

ka 

abstraction: quality

ke 

tanru grouping

ke'a 

relative clause sumti

ke'e 

end tanru grouping

kei 

end abstraction

ko 

imperative 'You!'

ko'a 

he/she/it — assigned variable

ku 

end description sumti

ku'i 

discursive: but

ku'o 

end relative clause

la 

name follows

la'e 

the referent of

la'edi'u 

bridi of last sentence

le 

description sumti; the

ledu'u 

the fact that ...

leka 

the quality of ...

lenu 

the event of ...

lo 

description sumti; a

ma 

sumti question

mei 

cardinal number selbri

mi 

I; me; we; us

mo 

selbri question

moi 

ordinal number selbri

mu 

5

mu'e 

abstract.: point event

mu'i 

modal: motivational cause

na 

contradictory negation

na'e 

scalar other-than

na.a 

only if: sumti

nago'i 

last bridi false; No!

ne 

incidental relative phrase

ni'o 

new topic

ni'oni'o 

new section

no 

0; none

no'e 

scalar neutral

noi 

incidental relative clause

nu 

abstraction: event

pa 

1

papa 

11

pe 

identifying phrase

pe'i 

evidential: I opine!

pi 

decimal point

pimu 

.5

po 

alienable possession

po'e 

inalienable possession

po'u 

identity phrase

poi 

identifying clause

pu 

before/past tense

re 

2

remei 

twosome, pair

reno 

20

ri 

the last sumti

ru'a 

evidential: I assume!

se 

x1/x2 conversion

secau 

modal tag: without...

semau 

modal tag: more than

si'e 

portion number selbri

so 

9

ta 

that-there; those

te 

x1/x3 conversion

ti 

this-here; these

to'e 

scalar opposite

tu 

that/those yonder

.ui 

indicator: happiness

va 

location: near

vau 

end of sumti list

ve 

x1/x4 conversion

vi 

location: here/at

vo 

4

vu 

location: far from

xa 

6

xe 

x1/x5 conversion

xu 

Is it true?

za'a 

evidential: observed

za'i 

abstraction: state

ze 

7

zo'e 

unspecified sumti

cmene
.an. 

name: Ann

lojban. 

name: Lojban

mark. 

name: Mark

meris. 

name: Mary

tam. 

name: Tom

brivla
bajra 

x1 runs on surface x2 using limbs x3 with gait x4

birka 

x1 is a/the arm [body-part] of x2

blari'o 

x1 is blue-green (color adjective)

bridi 

x1 (text) is a predicate relationship with relation x2 among arguments (sequence/set) x3

brivla 

x1 is a word: relation x2, place structure x3, language x4

cidjrspageti 

x1 is a quantity of/contains spaghetti, composition x2

citka 

x1 eats/ingests/consumes (transitive verb) x2

ckule 

x1 is school/institute/academy at x2 teaching subject(s) x3 to audience/community x4 operated by x5

cmalu 

x1 is small in property/dimension(s) x2 (ka) as compared with standard/norm x3

cmavo 

x1 is a structure word of grammatical class x2, with meaning/function x3 in usage (language) x4

cukta 

x1 is a book containing work x2 by author x3 for audience x4 preserved in medium x5

djica 

x1 desires/wants/wishes x2 (event/state) for purpose x3

djuno 

x1 knows fact(s) x2 (du'u) about subject x3 by epistemology x4

fu'ivla 

x1 is a loanword meaning x2 in language x3 copied from source word x4

gismu 

x1 is a (Lojban) root word expressing relation x2 among argument roles x3, with affix(es) x4

jikca 

x1 interacts/behaves socially with x2; x1 socializes with/is sociable towards x2

klama 

x1 comes/goes to x2 from x3 via x4 using means x5

lujvo 

x1 (text) is a compound predicate word with meaning x2 and arguments x3 built from metaphor x4

melbi 

x1 is beautiful/pleasant to x2 in aspect x3 (ka) by aesthetic standard x4

nanla 

x1 is a boy/lad [young male person] of age x2 immature by standard x3

nunbajra 

x1 event of x2 runs on surface x3, limbs x4, gait x5

pelxu 

x1 is yellow/golden [color adjective]

pluka 

x1 (event/state) seems pleasant to/pleases x2 under conditions x3

prenu 

x1 is a person/people (noun) [not necessarily human]; x1 displays personality/a persona

rafsi 

x1 is an affix/suffix/prefix/combining-form for word/concept x2, form/properties x3, language x4

ricfu 

x1 is rich/wealthy in goods/possessions/property/aspect x2

selbri 

x1 is the relation among arguments (sequence/set) x3 in the predicate relationship given by the text x2

stali 

x1 remains/stays at/abides/lasts with x2

sumti 

x1 is a/the argument of predicate/function x2 filling place x3 (kind/number)

sutra 

x1 is fast/swift/quick/hastes/rapid at doing/being/bringing about x2 (event/state)

tanru 

x1 is a binary metaphor formed with x2 modifying x3, giving meaning x4 in usage/instance x5

tavla 

x1 talks/speaks to x2 about subject x3 in language x4

titnanba 

x1 is sweet-bread/cake made from grains/raw material x2

toldi 

x1 is a butterfly/moth of species/breed x2

vecnu 

x1 [seller] sells/vends x2 [goods/service/commodity] to buyer x3 for amount/cost/expense x4

zarci 

x1 is a market/store/exchange/shop(s) selling/trading (for) x2, operated by/with participants x3