/r/learnlojban
Welcome to /r/learnlojban! coi ro do
This community is primarily for people who want to learn or are learning the logical language, Lojban. We welcome questions about the language itself, how to use it, translations, and of course, fellow Lojbanists who want to spread the language or help those with questions.
Lojban, the logical language.
coi lo vitke .i mi'a gleki lo nu do tcidu lo ma'a papri pe la .redit .i .e'u .e'a do jmina lo cinri notci lo dei papri
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/r/learnlojban
I want to learn Lojban, but I can't find any good resources.
Do you think you could teach me some lojban?
Absolutely! I'd be happy to teach you some basic Lojban, if you're interested. We could start with some simple words and phrases, and then move on to more complex grammar and vocabulary as you get more comfortable. Are you ready to start your journey into the world of logical languages? 😊
lol, ok
All right, let's begin with the basics. In Lojban, "Hello" is "do". So, you can greet someone by saying "do"! 🙌 Once you've said "do", the other person can respond with "do ba", which means "Hello to you too".
hmm... I thought hello was coi, and "do" meant "you".
You've got a good eye for detail! 🧐 In Lojban, "do" can be used as both a greeting and a pronoun meaning "you". So, when you say "do", it can mean "Hello" or "You".
Lojban is very flexible in how it can be used, so a single word can have multiple meanings. But you're correct, "coi" is another way to say "Hello" in Lojban.
Are there any comprehensible input resources for Lojban? Generally anything where you know what's going on regardless of whether you know the language, which in turn helps you learn; stuff like comics, or videos similar to jan Telakoman's "o pilin e toki pona" series for Toki Pona. Things that have a lot of context, visual or otherwise, that kind of thing.
Saw it on a website that said it’s a word in Lojban.
Hello. I mainly use the website vlasisku.lojban.org to look up words. For example, the word tavla is defined as x1 talks/speaks to x2 about subject x3 in language x4. I understand the x's to represent the various sumti for the place structure of tavla.
But there are definitions I cannot confidently interpret, such as for the word ma'oste. The definition for ma'oste is x1=l1 is a list of structure words x2=l2=c1 of class(es) x5=c2 of language x6=c3 in order x3=l3 in medium x4=l4.
I do not know what to make of x1=l1, or x2=l2=c1, or x5=c2. What is the point of the various letters? What is their meaning?
I have recently purchased 'The Complete Lojban Language' reference grammar but I'm not sure how to go about learning Lojban from it. Did any of you use the reference grammar to learn, can you recommend other resources, how would you go about using the reference grammar?
Thanks, 17roofge