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__ A | merge with JOI BIhE | eliminate BIhI | merge with JOI CAhA | merge with BAI CAI | merge with UI CEI | eliminate CEhE | eliminate COI | merge with DOI CUhE | merge with BAI DAhO | merge with UI FAhA | merge with BAI FOI | eliminate/merge with BY FUhA | eliminate FUhE | merge with UI FUhO | merge with UI GAhO | merge with UI GUhA | eliminate JA | merge with JOI JOhI | eliminate KI | merge with BAI KUhE | eliminate LA | merge with LE LAU | eliminate/merge with BY LOhO | eliminate MAhO | eliminate MEhU | merge with MOI MOhE | eliminate MOhI | merge with FEhE NAI | merge with UI NAhU | eliminate NIhE | eliminate NIhO | merge with I NUhA | eliminate NUhI | eliminate NUhU | eliminate PEhE | eliminate PEhO | eliminate PU | merge with BAI RAhO | merge with UI SA | eliminate SOI | eliminate TAhE | merge with BAI TEhU | eliminate TEI | eliminate/merge with BY VA | merge with BAI VEI | eliminate VEhO | eliminate VUhU | eliminate VEhA | merge with BAI VIhA | eliminate/merge with BAI ZAhO | merge with BAI ZEhA | merge with BAI ZI | merge with BAI BRIVLA | merge with GOhA CMENE | merge with GOhA || 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
Thu 31 of May, 2007 22:28 GMT xorxes from 200.117.154.87	2
Mon 28 of May, 2007 23:33 GMT xorxes from 190.30.128.87	1

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