History: Reduction of the number of selma'o

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The words of Lojban are classified, according to their grammar, in 124 selma'o (counting BRIVLA and CMENE). This number of grammar classes is excesive, and can be easily reduced without any noticeable effect in the expressiveness of the language (and in many cases with some increase in it). These 55 selma'o could be eliminated or merged with other selma'o, thereby reducing the complexity of the syntax, and thus making it easier to learn. (Arguments for each of these actions have been presented in different places, and I may in the future try to collect them here or provide links. For the moment I am only recording the list. Discussion about the general idea of selma'o number reduction or about particular cases is welcome in the discussion forum of this page. mi'e ((xorxes)) ) || __selma'o__ | __recommended action__ | __backwards compatibility__ A | merge with JOI | yes (with adjustment to allow NA JOI) BIhE | eliminate | no BIhI | merge with JOI | almost CAhA | merge with BAI | yes CAI | merge with UI | yes CEI | eliminate | no CEhE | eliminate | no COI | merge with DOI | yes CUhE | merge with BAI | yes DAhO | merge with UI | yes FAhA | merge with BAI | yes FOI | eliminate/merge with BY | no/yes FUhA | eliminate | no FUhE | merge with UI | yes FUhO | merge with UI | yes GAhO | merge with UI | almost GUhA | eliminate | no JA | merge with JOI | yes (with adjustment to allow NA JOI) JOhI | eliminate | no KI | merge with BAI | yes KUhE | eliminate | no LA | merge with LE | almost LAU | eliminate/merge with BY | no/yes LOhO | eliminate/merge with BOI | no/yes MAhO | eliminate | no MEhU | merge with MOI | almost MOhE | eliminate | no MOhI | merge with FEhE | yes NAI | merge with UI | yes NAhU | eliminate | no NIhE | eliminate | no NIhO | merge with I | yes NUhA | eliminate | no NUhI | eliminate | no NUhU | eliminate | no PEhE | eliminate | no PEhO | eliminate | no PU | merge with BAI | yes RAhO | merge with UI | yes SA | eliminate | no SOI | eliminate | no TAhE | merge with BAI | yes TEhU | eliminate | no TEI | eliminate/merge with BY | no/yes VA | merge with BAI | yes VEI | eliminate | no VEhO | eliminate | no VUhU | eliminate | no VEhA | merge with BAI | yes VIhA | eliminate/merge with BAI | no/yes ZAhO | merge with BAI | yes ZEhA | merge with BAI | yes ZI | merge with BAI | yes BRIVLA | merge with GOhA | yes CMENE | merge with GOhA | almost || The surviving selma'o are: BAI BAhE BE BEI BEhO BO BOI BU BY CO CU DOI DOhU FA FAhO FEhE FEhU FIhO GA GEhU GI GIhA GOI GOhA I JAI JOI KE KEhE KEI KOhA KU KUhO LAhE LE LEhU LI LIhU LOhU LU LUhU MAI ME MOI NA NAhE NOI NU PA ROI SE SEI SEhU SI SU TO TOI TUhE TUhU UI VAU VUhO XI Y ZEI ZIhE ZO ZOI ZOhU

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Fri 01 of Jun, 2007 22:49 GMT xorxes from 200.117.153.124	3		Actions View Source
Thu 31 of May, 2007 22:28 GMT xorxes from 200.117.154.87	2		Actions View Source
Mon 28 of May, 2007 23:33 GMT xorxes from 190.30.128.87	1		Actions View Source

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