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LE 20060414 4158

The dictionary has a net increase of six words.  Seven new words were added, while one word was deleted.  There are lots of minor changes in definitions, notes, and etymologies.  And there are lots of new example sentences.

Of the seven new words, three are totally new:
bima [P/F-s] - have nothing to do with, be uninvolved with, have no relationship to/with.
juxonbegi [P-s] - crime fighter, law enforcer. [Etym: zero/not/opposite/imaginary/magic + CRIMINAL/OUTLAW]
zucipu [P/F-s] - just (a moment ago), just before now, very recently. Keep in mind that "zucipu" is a disjunct, not an adverb! See also "cipu". [Etym: minimal polarity + past tense]

The other four new words are all average polarity probability derivatives:

1 cantamemo - probable, having a moderate probability.
2 Cantamemu - Probably, That's moderately probable. "Cantamemu" is a complete sentence and takes no arguments.  In reply to a statement, it indicates that the statement is probably true.  In reply to a question, it indicates that "cantamu" should have appeared in place of the question disjunct (typically "tamenu").
3 cantamimba - conjecture, speculate, surmise, take as probable. English "surmise", "conjecture", and "speculate" often imply that a conclusion is reached with little evidence. "Cantamimba" does not have this implication.
4 cantamunza - suppose, gather, daresay, accept as probable.

The meanings of these four new words are not new.  The meanings of the high polarity probability words were reorganized, so now they are divided between the average and high polarities.

The word that was deleted is "ketamimba", which became "cantamimba".

The modifiers for imperfective and perfective aspects changed:
imperfective:  fen > doy
perfective:     dun > fin

The words with changes to definition, notes, or etymology are:
bajagi, bijuvo, bikumi, bincikapi, bucalenvi, busa, buzugi, byetisi, cankumo, cijami, cantamu, dezogumbe, dunjami, fodinfimi, fojagi, foykepa, jagi, janjagi, jukesemo, kejagi, ketama, ketamemi, ketamemo, ketamemu, ketamenvi, ketamu, ketamunza, kintomo, kopa, kwijagi, kwixizegi, tedapemaw, tegapa, teginza, tejami, tomove, xajami, xele, xemo, xepe, xevi, xonbegi, xudapaymi, xujuvo, xuma, zogumbe, and zujagi.

The keyword for one root changed from a verb to an open adjective:  zendapa > zendapyu.
old: zendapa [P/F-s] - accompany, be with. [Etym: involvement/together/help + other binary relational state]
new: zendapyu [P/F-s] - in the company of, with, among. [Etym: involvement/together/help + other binary relational state]

I count 107 distinct example sentences, which is 18 more than before.

stevo