History: currently proposed experimental cmavo

Source of version: 18 (current)

See also ((Obsolete experimental cmavo)).

For conciseness, some series of cmavo have been condensed into one entry. In these, ''V'' represents the last vowel of the cmavo, and ''N'' represents the number in the series (a=1 ... u=5).

(Incidentally, I'd like to ask whoever's proposing these to perhaps let this space be used for new constructs, not just single-word abbreviations for 2-4 other words.) -- ((rab.spir))
* feel free to add links to new pages that subdivide the experimentals into 'new constructs' vs 'abbreviatory'. But this list is a catalogue of all experimental cmavo not declared obsolete by their proposer. --((And))
||__((a'a'a))__|UI|Please repeat; I couldn't parse
__((ba'oi))__|ROI|possible futures ROI: "p (= bridi) in PA possible future worlds (sharing same past as q) in which q (= sumti tagged by ba'oi)": (cf. mu'ei): (proposed by ((AndR)))
__((bei'e))__|MAI|Placed as an evidential. The number added to the front is the decibels of logarithmic Bayesian probability the speaker assigns to the word or phrase that the {bei'e} refers to.
__((bi'ai))__|CAhA|must be: modal aspect: necesary attribute
__((Experimental anaphorics|boi'a...boi'u))__|KEI|interpreted as if ''cei brodV'' were assigned to terminated bridi
__bua'a'a__|UI|Before I kill you I will explain my master plan
__((bu'ai and xe'u|bu'ai))__|NU|Abstractor to create logically quantified selbri variable to be used in predicate logic of third or higher order. Used with ''xe'u''. (proposed by guskant.)
__((''ca'ai'', ''ka'ei'' and ''nu'oi', and ''nau'a''|ca'ai))__|CAhA|"in This World is": (equivalent to but preferable to ''nau'a''). This may be the same as a simple ''((CAhA as sumtcita|ca'a))'' --((And))
__((ci'oi))__|COI|Psychomimes. Narrower term than ((tai'i)). (cp ((BPFK Section: Case sumtcita|ci'o)), cinmo.) (proposed by ((tijlan)).)
__((da'ai))__|LA|yields sumti functioning as da-series KOhA. (proposed by AndR)
__((da'au))__|NA|bridi tautology: bridi tautology marker; transforms an entire bridi into a tautology
__((Experimental anaphorics|dau'au))__|NU|interpreted as if ''du'au ce'u''
__((du'au))__|NU|x1 is a (true?) completion to incomplete proposition expressed by bridi within the abstraction
__((Experimental FA|fai'a...fai'u))__|FA|tags sumti that is ur-x''N'' (before SE conversion). ((And))
__((Experimental anaphorics|fau'a...fau'u))__|ZOhU|interpreted as if ''ce'u goi fo'V zo'u'' if following ''ka'' or ''du'au'' and as if ''ke'a goi fo'V zo'u'' if following ''poi, noi, voi'' or ''poi'i''.
__((fau'u))__|COI|"Forgive me!" as vocative. I did not know ''fau'u'' was listed in experimental anaphorics above when I added ''fau'u'' as COI to [http://jbovlaste.lojban.org/dict/fau'u|jbovlaste]. However, I did not find the actual anaphoric use of ''fau'u'', so keep it suggested as COI. fau'u ro do. (proposed by guskant.)
__((Experimental anaphorics|fei'a...fei'u))__|KU|interpreted as if ''ku goi fo'V''
__((Experimental anaphorics|foi'a...foi'u))__|KOhA|adnex-bound pro-sumti
__((goi'a))__|GOI|disambiguates goi's meaning.
__((ja'ai))__|NAI|affirm last word: attached to cmavo to affirm them; denies negation by nai whenever it is applicable.: [[Proposed by Mark Shoulson. (mi'e ((And)))]
__((jai'a And nai'a|jai'a))__|NA|unequivocally true
__((ja'u))__|BAI|as shown by: jarco modal, 1st place, as shown by...
__((''ca'ai'', ''ka'ei'' and ''nu'oi', and ''nau'a''|ka'ei))__|CAhA|"in some world is": (equivalent to ''su'o mu'ei'') --((And))
__((Experimental anaphorics|kai'a))__|NU|interpreted as if ''ka ce'u''
__((Experimental anaphorics|kau'a...kau'u))__|ZOhU|interpreted as if ''ce'u goi ko'V zo'u'' if following ''ka'' or ''du'au'' and as if ''ke'a goi ko'V zo'u'' if following ''poi, noi, voi'' or ''poi'i''.
__((Experimental anaphorics|kei'a...kei'u))__|KU|interpreted as if ''ku goi ko'V''
__((ki'ai))__|COI|ejaculative ("damn! shit! bah! yowie!"): (cp krixa, ki'a-): (proposed by ((AndR)))
__((ko'ai))__|LA|yields sumti functioning as ko'a-series KOhA: (proposed by AndR)
__((Experimental anaphorics|koi'a...koi'u))__|KOhA|adnex-bound pro-sumti
__((ko'oi))__|UI|Discursive: imperative. Broader term than au, a'o, e'o, e'u, e'a, ei. "ko" is a short form of "do ko'oi". (proposed by guskant)
__((An essay on gadri|la'ei))__|LA|lo : loi: lo'e :: le : lei : le'e :: la : lai : la'ei
__((experimental gadri|lau'a))__|LE|''(ro) lau'a broda = ro lu'a lo klesi be lo'i broda''
__((An essay on gadri|lau'e))__|LE|''lau'e broda = lo'e ro lu'a lo klesi be lo'i broda''
__((experimental gadri|lau'i))__|LE|''lau'i broda = lo klesi be lo'i broda''
__((experimental gadri|lau'o))__|LE|''(pi ro) lau'o broda = (pi ro) lu'o (ro lu'a) lo klesi be lo'i broda''
__((le'ai))__|LEhAI|Replace recently uttered text
__((le'ei))__|LE|Intensional e-gadri [[candidate meaning for ''le'e'']
__((experimental gadri|lei'e))__|LE|Singularizing e-gadri [[candidate meaning for ''le'e'']
__((le'ai|lo'ai))__|LOhAI|Begin quote of recently uttered text to be replaced
__((lo'ei))__|LE|Intensional o-gadri [[candidate meaning for ''lo'e'']
__((experimental gadri|loi'e))__|LE|Singularizing o-gadri [[candidate meaning for ''lo'e'']
__((mu'ei))__|ROI|possible worlds ROI: "p (= bridi) in PA possible worlds in which q (= sumti tagged by mu'ei)": (cp. {munje, mu'e-}): (proposed by AndR)
__((jai'a And nai'a|nai'a))__|NA|unequivocally false
__((''ca'ai'', ''ka'ei'' and ''nu'oi', and ''nau'a''|nau'a))__|CAhA|"in This World is": (but ''ca'ai'' is equivalent and better) --((And))
__((nei'i))__|GOhA|current phrase: -- like ''nei'', but not restricted to bridi ((--And))
__((no'au))__|GOhA|next outer phrase: -- like ''no'a'', but not restricted to bridi ((--And))
__((Experimental anaphorics|noi'a))__|NOI|interpreted as if ''noi ke'a''
__((''ca'ai'', ''ka'ei'' and ''nu'oi', and ''nau'a''|nu'oi))__|CAhA|"in some world but not This World is": (equivalent to but preferable to ''na'e nau'a'' or ''nau'a nai'') --((And))
__((Experimental anaphorics|oi'a))__|I|interpreted as if ''i la'e di'u''
__((experimental gadri|pa'ei))__|LE|= ''da poi ke'a du le(i)'e broda a lo(i)'e broda a le du ku voi ke'a du lo(i)'e broda''
__((Experimental anaphorics|poi'a))__|NOI|interpreted as if ''poi ke'a''
__((Experimental anaphorics|poi'ai))__|NU|interpreted as if ''poi'i ke'a''
__((poi'i))__|NU|x1 is such that poi'i abstraction is true; x1 binds ''ke'a'' within the abstraction. [[proposed by ((AndR))] Arguably can be abandoned in favour of ''se ka''. See ((poi'i|discussion)). --((And))
__((ru'ai))__|KOhA|alternative form for ''((xai))'' that doesn't use up a monosyllabic cmavo. (proposed by ((AndR)).)
__((le'ai|sa'ai))__|SAhAI|Begin quote of replacement for recently uttered text
__((sa'ei))__|COI|expressive/ideophone ("kapow! kerrang!"): (cp sance): (proposed by ((AndR)).)
__((sei'a))__|SEI|''sei'a X'' sets in force, over text within its scope, nonstandard interpretive conventions specified by X. ((And))
__((sei'u))__|UI|evidential UI, "seemingly, apparently" (< ''simlu'') (< ((And)))
__((si'ei))__|SI|repetition: the following word is the same as the preceding word (proposed by ((tsali)))
__((tai'i))__|COI|Phenomimes. Broader term than ((ci'oi)) and ((sa'ei)). (cp ((BPFK Section: Epistemology sumtcita|tai)), tamsmi.) (proposed by ((tijlan)).)
__((Experimental anaphorics|vau'a...vau'u))__|VAU|interpreted as if ''cei brodV'' were assigned to terminated bridi
__((Experimental anaphorics|voi'a))__|NOI|interpreted as if ''voi ke'a''
__((xa'o))__|ZAhO|opposite of za'o: event contour: refers to the portion of the event which occurs before the natural beginning; starting too early before ...; <---- | |
__((xai))__|KOhA|they. Repeats two or more preceding sumti, as ''ra'' repeats one. (proposed by ((Pierre Abbat)))
__((xei))__|PA|hex digit E: (because ''rei'' is too close to ''re'', while all other numbers are very audibly distinct)
__((xe'e))__|GOI|modal phrase: modal relative phrase marker; attaches sumti modally
__((xe'i))__|???|ago: tense; tags the time interval from or to the reference point
__((bu'ai and xe'u|xe'u))__|GOhA|Abstraction variable indicator brivla. Used with ''bu'ai''. (proposed by guskant.)
__((xi'e))__|???|non-veridical tense/modal connective:
__((xi'i))__|XIhI|((Elidable terminator)) for xi: removes the ambiguity in multiple subscripts.
__((xi'i2))__|???|narrative connective
__((xi'i3))__|XI|extent of truth
__((xo'a))__|XOhA|Loglan toggle: Toggles text to TLI Loglan; marks following text as TLI Loglan; Lojban equivalent of experimental Loglan "hoa" (which toggles text to Lojban)
__((xoi'a))__|PU|monotonic increase tense; "increasing linearly over time"
__((xoi'e))__|PU|exponential increase tense
__((zei'a))__|PA|(< ''zenba'') following string of digits counts upwards from the units. E.g. ''zei'a pa re ci vo'' = 4,321. (< ((And)))
__((Experimental anaphorics|zo'au))__|KOhA|begin postnex||
!Other proposals and questions about cmavo that we might need
*((A Cmavo for Unspecific Previously-Uttered Bridi))
!Addendum by John:
((And))'s current view of some of these cmavo:
;:Some of my proposals, such as {sa'ei} are merely useful (in the Swiss army knife sense) rather than indispensable. Those that are very useful and lack any clear intrabaseline alternative are mu'ei, ba'oi, ca'ai, ka'ei, nu'oi.
*For the meaning of "lack any clear intrabaseline alternative", see ((Criteria for evaluating experimental cmavo)). --((And))
History: currently proposed experimental cmavo

Source of version: 18 (current)

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