la lojbab. cusku di'e
> a) If there are more than two terms, an initial CVV or CV'V rafsi
> will fall off and be heard as a separate cmavo. It must therefore
> be glued on with the letter 'r', which nominally stands in a
> syllable by itself.
> For example sai + zba + ta'u becomes sairzbata'u (syllabized as
> sai,r,zba,TA'u). If the initial rafsi is a CV'V, the 'r' may be
> joined onto the second syllable. Thus sa'i + zba + ta'u becomes
> sa'irzbata'u (syllabized as sa,'ir,zba,TA'u). If the first
> consonant of the second syllable is an 'r', the gluing 'hyphen'
> must be the letter 'n', instead of 'r' because doubled consonants
> are not permitted in Lojban. Thus sai + rai + ta'u becomes
> sainraita'u (syllabized as sai,n,rai,TA'u and NOT sain,rai,TA'u).
> 'n' is NOT permitted unless the adjacent 'r' forces it.
I think this description is overprecise. I have no trouble pronouncing
{sairzbata'u} in four syllables as {sair,zba,TA'u}. Since "rzb" is a
permissible medial triple, there is no phonological reason to make the
"r" syllabic.
> d) Put y at any proscribed C/CC joint (e.g. nunydji). The following
> are the rules for proscribed triples:
>
> The first two consonants of a consonant triple in a Lojban brivla
I think that should read "Lojban lujvo", as we are thinking of placing
greater restrictions on initial consonant triples (which cannot occur in
lujvo anyhow).
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