Appendix:Lojban/bangu

Lojban

Etymology

In Lojbanized spelling.

• Chinese: iuian — 語言／语言 (yǔyán)
• English: languij — language
• Hindi: bac — भाषा (bhāṣā)
• Spanish: lengu — lengua
• Arabic: lisan — لِسَان (lisān)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbanɡu/

Root

bangu (rafsi ban or bau)

1. language; x₁ is a/the language/dialect used by x₂ to express/communicate x₃ (si'o or du'u, not quote)

Derived terms

• banskepre (“to be a linguist”)
• (x₁-sumti modal): bau
• gliban. (“the English language”)
• jugban. (“the Mandarin language”)
• lojban. (“the Lojban language”)
• lojbo (“having to do with Lojban”)
• bankle (“dialect”)

See also

• cusku (“says/expresses”)
• gerna (“grammar”)
• jufra (“sentence”)
• natmi (“nation”)
• slaka
• tance
• tavla
• valsi (“a word”)