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Re: [txeqli] letter names



On Thu, May 02, 2002 at 09:20:36AM -0600, Rex May - Baloo wrote:
> on 5/2/02 7:03 AM, Rex May - Baloo at rmay@hidden.email wrote:
> 
> > Oops.  I just realized 'dzy' can't sub for Loj 'bu'.  It has to be a pinvor.
> > We could use 'zy', if we give the consonants some other kind of naming
> > pattern.  
> 
> Now I'm liking the '-zy' for the lojban 'bu'.  I see it as being used for
> non-consonants.   .azy ('AH-zuh) .ezy, etc.  and maybe .alazy for 'l',
> .emezy, inizy, .orozy, .uquzy.

Changing it to 'za' would allow the consonants to still get -y.

Why make these letters three syllables? What about .laza, .meza, .niza,
.qoza, .ruza? Heck, why not just .ly, .my, .ny, .qy, .ry?

> AND, we can use it for the military
> alphabet where preciseness is obligatory.

Lojban does this without any separate set of words: .alfas. bu, bravos.
bu, carlis. bu, etc. 'bu' can attach to names.

-- 
Rob Speer