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More cina (root words)



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