Appendix:Lojban/by

Lojban

Alternative forms

• by.

Particle

by (selma'o BY2 BY2)

1. Name of the letter b.

Usage notes

• All letter names can be used as pronouns, usually referring to something denoted by a word beginning with that letter.

  la alis cu lebna le bifpra e lei gluta gi'e co'a pilno by
  Alice took up the fan and gloves and was using it (i.e., the fan, bifpra)

• When used to spell a word, precede the string of letters with me'o.
• If a letter is followed by another letter or a number (including an imprecise or non-integral one such as za'u or pai), and they do not make a single string of letters, separate them with boi.

See also

• boi
• tei
• foi
• bu