my lujvo lujvo fi'e mi


As a young language, Lojban does not yet have a full vocabulary. To fill it out, you can create new compound words, or lujvo. Here are lujvo that I have created and used. ni'o la lojban. cu cnino .iseni'ibo le vlaselcmi na mulno .i zifre le nu finti lo lujvo tezu'e le nu mulgau .i dei selpau lo lujvo poi mi finti je pilno


Jay : Lojban : my lujvo


balfi'e banli finpe x1 is a whale of species/breed x2
The same meaning as balfipmabru; less clear but shorter.
balfipmabru banli finpe mabru b1=f1=m1 is a whale/cetacean of species/breed f2=m2
x1 belongs to order Cetacea, which includes the whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
bartcena bartu tcena t1=b1 stretches/extends/reaches outside of b2
The "relaxed" range is inside; the "extended" range is outside.
bitygau birti gasnu g1=b1 causes (the event of) certainty about b2
capnorju'i ckape no'e jundi j1=c1 ignores danger j2=c2 under conditions c3
x1 is reckless
cmadi'a cmalu jdima j1=c1 is the low price of j2 to buyer j3 set by seller j4, price low by standard c3
cpinyctu cpina ctuca x1 "pungently teaches" to x2 info x3 about x4 by method cpina1=x5
To teach in a striking or vivid way. (No change from the place structure of ctuca.)
cpinyctusku cpinyctu cusku agent cusku1=ctuca1 teaches by expressing cusku2=ctuca3 to cusku3=ctuca2
x1 tells a fable, proverb, epigram, pointed anecdote, or other "pungent" teaching saying. (Any further places would be easy to get wrong.)
filsazri frili sazri s1=f2 easily operates s2 with goal s3, easy under conditions f3
x2 is easy to use
jikte'a jikca terpa t1=j1 socially fears/is shy around t2=j2
x1 is a shy person (or animal, etc.)
ralcme ralju cmene c1=r1 is the principal name of c2 used by c3 among names r2
tu'urcurnu tubnu curnu c1 is a vestimentiferan tubeworm of species/breed c2 building tube t1
vlaselcmi valsi se cmima
valsi selcmi
selcmi1 is a vocabulary/set of words including selcmi2=v1
compare vlaste, "word list"
xaurpluja xamgu pluja p1=x1 is sophisticated in aspect/for purpose p2=x2 by standard p3=x3
"complicated in a good way", which is not quite the same as "sophisticated"
zbaske zbasu saske mass of facts s1 is a technology of/knowledge of making s2=z2 based on methodology s3
zuksre zukte srera s1=z1 errs in doing s2=z2



mi'e .jezrax. <jay@satirist.org>
updated 6 January 2002