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Lojban Made Easy/L2
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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
Write the cmene for the following names
Mary
Mark
Harriet
Jennifer
Obama
Dorothy
Toto
Answers
la meiris.
la mark.
la xeiriet.
la djenefer.
la .obamas.
la dortis.
la totos.