Xah's Logical Language Page
Lojban is a artificial language based on logic. It is a constructed language designed to remove syntax-level ambiguity that are in natural languages.
- Lojban has a precise grammar spec.
- Lojban reads as is written.
- Lojban is simple and regular.
Lojban attempts to enhance logical thinking and efficient communication by providing a protocol of human communication (i.e. language), using modern knowledge as the basis in its design. The real practical value of lojban, is as a study of the semantics of human communication.
Below is the core word list grouped them into categories. (the grouping is informal as a by-product of learning, and is not absolute or correct or complete in anyway.)
- food (bread, butter, milk, wine)
- body parts (eyes, breasts, legs...)
- things (nouns, mostly)
- iron, gold, plastic, lead, hydrogen...
- opposites (big/small, old/new)
- verbs (run, walk, carry, hit, ...)
- time, have, current, confused
- plants (tree, flower, rose...)
- animals (cat, dog, elephant...)
- clothing (hat, coat, socks, undies...)
- family (dad, mom, sis, nieces, wife, daughter ...)
- cultural group (Asian, Greek, Canadian...)
- color (black white red...)
- math/number (1 2 3 infinity...)
- cmavo (sentence constructors)
- pro-sumti words (pronouns)
- miscellaneous/unsorted (the rest not sorted yet)
Complete core word list: gismu_lean.txt; and Complete cmavo list, very good for reference: cmavo2.html
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2003-09
