The base of a number string should be base-ten, unless:

• explicitly specified by ju'u, AND/OR
• the string contains hexadecimal digits, in which case it is defaults to hexadecimal, AND/OR
• overridden by context

It should not be necessary to state this in the cmavo definitions here, but rather in the definition for ju'u.

I assume that it is unnecessary to formally define the mechanism of big-endian positional notation. At any rate, I am unable to do so myself.

Usage for decimal digits

cacra li revo .a li pare

It lasts for 24 or 12 hours.

mi tatpi .i li paci vi tcika

I'm tired. It's 13 o'clock here.

li paze pi'e ci

17:03

Usage for hexadecimal digits

li dau re ci vai vai vai vai vai

A23FFFFF

Proposed definitions

no

Digit 0. Used in Lojban number strings, which are big endian. Number strings are in base 10 (ten), unless overridden grammatically. Context may override this default, but relying on context in this fashion risks misunderstanding.

pa

Digit 1. Used in Lojban number strings, which are big endian. Number strings are in base 10 (ten), unless overridden grammatically. Context may override this default, but relying on context in this fashion risks misunderstanding.

re

Digit 2. Used in Lojban number strings, which are big endian. Number strings are in base 10 (ten), unless overridden grammatically. Context may override this default, but relying on context in this fashion risks misunderstanding.

ci

Digit 3. Used in Lojban number strings, which are big endian. Number strings are in base 10 (ten), unless overridden grammatically. Context may override this default, but relying on context in this fashion risks misunderstanding.

vo

Digit 4. Used in Lojban number strings, which are big endian. Number strings are in base 10 (ten), unless overridden grammatically. Context may override this default, but relying on context in this fashion risks misunderstanding.

mu

Digit 5. Used in Lojban number strings, which are big endian. Number strings are in base 10 (ten), unless overridden grammatically. Context may override this default, but relying on context in this fashion risks misunderstanding.

xa

Digit 6. Used in Lojban number strings, which are big endian. Number strings are in base 10 (ten), unless overridden grammatically. Context may override this default, but relying on context in this fashion risks misunderstanding.

ze

Digit 7. Used in Lojban number strings, which are big endian. Number strings are in base 10 (ten), unless overridden grammatically. Context may override this default, but relying on context in this fashion risks misunderstanding.

bi

Digit 8. Used in Lojban number strings, which are big endian. Number strings are in base 10 (ten), unless overridden grammatically. Context may override this default, but relying on context in this fashion risks misunderstanding.

so

Digit 9. Used in Lojban number strings, which are big endian. Number strings are in base 10 (ten), unless overridden grammatically. Context may override this default, but relying on context in this fashion risks misunderstanding.

dau

Hexadecimal digit A (decimal 10). Used in Lojban number strings, which are big endian. Number strings that contain this digit are hexadecimal, unless overridden grammatically. Context may override this default, but relying on context in this fashion risks misunderstanding.

fei

Hexadecimal digit B (decimal 11). Used in Lojban number strings, which are big endian. Number strings that contain this digit are hexadecimal, unless overridden grammatically. Context may override this default, but relying on context in this fashion risks misunderstanding.

gai

Hexadecimal digit C (decimal 12). Used in Lojban number strings, which are big endian. Number strings that contain this digit are hexadecimal, unless overridden grammatically. Context may override this default, but relying on context in this fashion risks misunderstanding.

jau

Hexadecimal digit D (decimal 13). Used in Lojban number strings, which are big endian. Number strings that contain this digit are hexadecimal, unless overridden grammatically. Context may override this default, but relying on context in this fashion risks misunderstanding.

rei

Hexadecimal digit E (decimal 14). Used in Lojban number strings, which are big endian. Number strings that contain this digit are hexadecimal, unless overridden grammatically. Context may override this default, but relying on context in this fashion risks misunderstanding.

vai

Hexadecimal digit F (decimal 15). Used in Lojban number strings, which are big endian. Number strings that contain this digit are hexadecimal, unless overridden grammatically. Context may override this default, but relying on context in this fashion risks misunderstanding.

Proposed keywords

no

0. zero. no ; none. none. nought. nil.

pa

1. one. unity ; number.

re

2. two.

ci

3. three.

vo

4. four.

mu

5. five.

xa

6. six.

ze

7. seven.

bi

8. eight.

so

9. nine.

dau

A ; hexadecimal. ten ; hexadecimal.

fei

B ; hexadecimal. eleven ; hexadecimal.

gai

C ; hexadecimal. twelve ; hexadecimal.

jau

D ; hexadecimal. thirteen ; hexadecimal.

rei

E ; hexadecimal. fourteen ; hexadecimal.

vai

F ; hexadecimal. fifteen ; hexadecimal

Interactions with other sections

The sections with ju'u should state that digits are in base-ten, unless they contain at least one hexadecimal digit, or they are explicitly specified by ju'u, or the base is overriden by context.

Impact

None intended.