Lojban Made Easy/L2
Appearance
Cmene (pronounced shmeh neh, ʃmɛnɛ) are Lojbanized names. All cmene are preceded by "la" and end in a consonant followed by a period. If it starts with a vowel, it will have a period before.
- Write the name with the Lojban alphabet
- Ch → Tc
- Sh → C
- Y → I
- W → U
- J → Dj
- If it ends in a vowel, insert any consonant, though "s" is most common
Examples: Harold → xeirold → la xeirold. Susan → suzen → la suzen. Harry → xeiri → la xeiris. Einstein → ainstain → la .ainstain.
Practice
[edit | edit source]Write the cmene for the following names
- Mary
- Mark
- Harriet
- Jennifer
- Obama
- Dorothy
- Toto
Answers
[edit | edit source]- la meiris.
- la mark.
- la xeiriet.
- la djenefer.
- la .obamas.
- la dortis.
- la totos.