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A bunch more suggested cina, in order from the Lojban frequency list. Cina that I am just introducing now are marked with *. Ceqli Lojban English place structure ----- ------ ------- --------------- bol cusku say x1 expresses/says x2 to audience x3 trej mutce much x1 is much in property x2 / is very x2 sta zvati at x1 is at/present at x2 kam gunka work x1 works at activity x2 kal tavla talk x1 talks to x2 about x3 dxa klama go x1 goes/comes to x2 from x3 fan nelci like x1 likes/is fond of x2 vol djica want x1 wants event/state x2 jan djuno know x1 knows facts x2 about x3 by epistemology x4 ploj pilno use x1 uses x2 for purpose x3 sali cliva leave x1 leaves from x2 per prenu person x1 is a person pren jimpe understand x1 understands truth x2 about x3 cen * cmene name x1 is the name of x2 used by x3 vin * viska see x1 sees/views x2 pen * pensi think x1 thinks about/considers subject/concept x2 ger drata other x1 is something else besides x2 calu * catlu look x1 looks at/inspects/watches/gazes at x2 bon xamgu good x1 is good/beneficial for x2 pin cmalu small x1 is small in property x2 kom citka eat x1 eats x2 dom zdani house x1 is a house/nest/den/lair of x2 for * tsali strong x1 is strong in property x2 kami * skami computer x1 is a computer for purpose x2 vor valsi word x1 is a word meaning x2 in language x3 teni * jundi attentive x1 pays attention to x2 kore * drani correct x1 is correct in property x2 ceqli Ceqli x1 reflects Ceqli language/community in aspect x2 [The entry here in the Lojban frequency list was 'lojbo', which would perhaps become 'xbano'.] soma tcidu read x1 reads text x2 from reading material x3 traj troci try x1 tries to do x2 by method x3 dwel xabju dwell x1 dwells/lives at location/habitat/home x2 turn * xruti return x1 returns to origin/earlier state x2 from x3 [Lojban's "xruti" has x1 as the agent, but that's considered a mistake.] bar bacru utter x1 utters/speaks sound x2 ten ponse possess x1 possesses/owns/has x2 dorm sipna sleep x1 is asleep vini * cevni god x1 is a/the god of people/religious community x2 over dominion x3; x1 is divine kre * zbasu make x1 makes/creates/builds x2 out of x3 tiq tirna hear x1 hears sound x2 ske * dukse excess x1 is excessive/too much in property x2 skri ciska write x1 writes x2 on medium x3 with implement x4 stori * lisri story x1 is a story/tale about x2 by storyteller x3 (to audience x4?) stre * cizra strange x1 is strange/odd to x2 in property x3 gro barda big x1 is large in property x2 kwer * preti ask x1 asks question x2/asks about x2 to audience x3 [Lojban has the question in x1 and the questioner in x3, which is awkward.] sir stedu head x1 is the head of x2 stuj * tadni study x1 studies/is a student of x2 sjol * sutra fast x1 is fast at doing x2 [The opposite word will be 'sloj'.] kroli * ractu rabbit x1 is a rabbit/hare of species x2 [This word is only so high in the frequency file because Alice in Wonderland was included.] ciwe * cilre learn x1 learns x2 about subject x3 from source x4 bel melbi beautiful x1 is beautiful to x2 in aspect x3 fina facki discover x1 finds out x2 about x3 kan * kakne able x1 is able to/can do x2 den * djedi full day x1 is x2 full days in duration (default 1) gan * gasnu do x1 brings about/is an agentive cause of event x2 pina * jinvi opine x1 thinks/opines that x2 is true about x3 on grounds x4 cain simlu seem x1 appears to have property x2 to observer x3 han * fasnu event x1 is an event that happens/takes place sti * zasti exist x1 exists under metaphysics x2 can * casnu discuss x1 discusses/talks about x2 ban * bangu language x1 is the language used by x2 kri * krixa cry out x1 cries out/yells/howls sound x2 von * voksa voice x1 is a voice/speech sound of x2 fren pendo friend x1 acts as a friend to x2 sim simsa similar x1 is similar/parallel to x2 in property x3 fala * jitfa false x1 is false by metaphysics x2 vim * jmive live x1 is alive felin mlatu cat x1 is a cat of species/breed x2 tira * finti invent x1 invents/creates/composes/authors x2 for purpose x3 cjem * cmima member x1 is a member of set/group x2 fra * jufra sentence x1 is a sentence/statement about x2 in language x3 pal * cpacu get x1 obtains/acquires x2 from source x3 kor * morji remember x1 remembers/recollects fact/memory x2 about subject x3 tjer * milxe mild x1 is mild/not extreme/somewhat in property x2 smin * smuni mean x1 means/has interpretation x2 recognized by x3 gwan * zgana observe x1 observes/watches x2 using senses/means x3 kar zukte act x1 volitionally takes action x2 for purpose/goal x3 cino * cnino new x1 is new to observer x2 in feature x3 spon * spuda reply x1 answers/responds to person/object/event/stimulus x2 with response x3 froj * gleki happy x1 is happy about x2 dxam denpa wait x1 pauses/waits for x2 at state x3 before resuming x4 tire * cinri interest x1 interests x2 kamen * pinka comment x1 makes comment x2 about subject x3 to audience x4 tajr * tatpi tired x1 is tired/fatigued by effort/situation x2 stu * zutse sit x1 sits (ongoing state, not 'sits down') on x2 [Lojban lacks this clarification.] dxaj stuzi site x1 is the inherent location/position of x2 (object/event) sem kanla eye x1 is the eye of x2 kun kansa with x1 is with/accompanies/is a companion of x2 in state/condition x3 skul * ckule school x1 is a school teaching x2 to community x3 smaw * smacu mouse x1 is a mouse of species/breed x2 kin * cumki possible x1 is possible; x1 may/might occur smor morsi dead x1 is dead / has ceased to be alive tajl pagbu part x1 is a part/component/portion of x2 -- Rob Speer