Lojban

See also: lojban

English

symbol of Lojban

Etymology

Borrowed from Lojban lojban., from rafsi loj (“logic”) + ban (“language”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɒʒbæn/, /ˈloʊʒbæn/, /ˈloʊʒbɑːn/

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Proper noun

Lojban

1. An artificial language created by Logical Language Group designed to be logical, based on the earlier Loglan.
   • 2025 October 14 (last accessed), “Chapter 1. Questions and Answers on Lojban”, in lojban.org‎^[1]:

     To ensure Lojban remains stable while people learn it, the language definition is being closely controlled; the grammar and core vocabulary have already been baselined (frozen) for several years.

Derived terms

• Lojbanic
• Lojbanist
• Lojbanistan
• Lojbanize

Translations

artificial logical language based on Loglan

• Arabic: لُجْبَن m (lujban)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 邏輯語 / 逻辑语 (zh) (Luójiyǔ, Luójíyǔ)

• Dutch: Lojban (nl) n
• Esperanto: Loĵbano (eo)
• Finnish: lojban (fi)
• French: lojban (fr) m
• German: Lojban (de) n
• Greek: Λόζμπαν (Lózmpan)
• Hebrew: לוז׳בן
• Hindi: लोज़बान (lozbān), लोजबान (lojbān)
• Hungarian: lojban (hu)
• Italian: Lojban (it) m
• Japanese: ロジバン (ja) (Rojiban)
• Korean: 로지반 (Rojiban)
• Latvian: Ložbans (lv)
• Marathi: लोजबान f (lojbān)
• Norwegian: lojban
• Polish: lojban m, Lożban m
• Portuguese: Lojban m
• Russian: ло́жбан (ru) m (lóžban)
• Spanish: lojban (es) m, Lojban m
• Swedish: lojban (sv) c
• Tamil: யாழ்வாண் (yāḻvāṇ)

Adjective

Lojban (comparative more Lojban, superlative most Lojban)

1. Of or relating to Lojban.

Synonyms

• Lojbanic

Translations

of or relating to Lojban

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 邏輯語的 / 逻辑语的 (zh) (Luójiyǔ de)

• Esperanto: loĵbana (eo)
• Finnish: lojbanin (genitive of noun), lojbaninkielinen
• Russian: ложбанский (ložbanskij)
• Swedish: lojbansk

See also

• Category:Lojban language
• Loglan

Further reading

• The Logical Language Group home page
• ISO 639-3 code jbo (SIL)