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And Rosta scripsit:
> Why do we have BU, rather than having bu in ZO? Is there
> a practical reason it was done the way it is?
Well, the only thing that comes to mind is that .abu, .ebu flow better
than bu.a, bu.e.
In Loglan, the vowel letters were asi, esi, and si -> bu in the Great Lojban
Cmavo Shift.
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