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Re: [engelang] Xorban Development


On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 10:00 PM, MorphemeAddict <lytlesw@hidden.email> wrote:

On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 9:04 PM, Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@hidden.email> wrote:
I propose these to start with:

ce'a: I hereby permit
ce'e: I hearby exhort
ce'i: I hereby command
ce'o: I hereby request
ce'u: I hereby suggest
ce: I hereby direct (general purpose directive)

ce'e da xrbna bngake'e

These remind me of Láadan.

bó                           I command...; command speech act, neutral (very rare except to small children)

bóo                         I request...; request speech act, neutral (usual "command" form)

bé                           I say as a promise...; promise speech act, neutral

bée                         I say in warning...; warning speech act, neutral

báa                         I say to you as a question; I ask you; I ask...; question speech act, neutral

bíi                           I say...: "I say to you, as a statement": declarative speech act, neutral (usually optional)


My understanding is, and perhaps John Cowan can tell us, is that Lojban got some its ideas for attitudinals and evidentials from Laadan.  Xorban is getting some of its ideas from Lojban, which may mean that Xorban is getting some of its ideas from Laadan.