a Vague PA

[10:22] <vensa> ma jdima lonu curmi doi tomoj [10:22] <tomoj> is there a vague PA [10:22] <selckiku> i don't mind "malgli", that's a fine way to say it, it just makes me wonder [10:23] <vensa> selckiku: the bomb is about to go off :) [10:23] <vensa> tomoj: ji'i [10:23] <selckiku> huh, a vague pa, that's a cool idea, there isn't is there?? [10:23] <vensa> ji'i [10:23] <tomoj> hmm [10:23] <tomoj> the thing is, I don't even know the number [10:23] <tomoj> nor whether it's typical [10:23] <vensa> you can use {za'u} [10:23] <tomoj> I just know it's in the hundreds [10:23] <vensa> or {su'o} [10:23] <selckiku> "ji'i" makes any PA a little vaguer, you can't use it on its own can you? [10:24] <vensa> so {za'u panono} [10:24] <tomoj> so I was thinking "XX no no" [10:24] <vensa> selckiku: y not? [10:24] <selckiku> i dunno, i'd just never seen it [10:24] <tomoj> well.. [10:24] <selckiku> what selma'o is zo ji'i anyway [10:24] <selckiku> zo ji'i cmavo ma [10:24] <tomoj> 10000 is {za'u pa no no}, isn't it? [10:24] <tomoj> valsi: ji'i [10:24] <valsi> ji'i = digit/number: approximately (default the typical value in this context) (number). [10:24] <vensa> tomoj: you can try {xo paunai no no} [10:24] <tomoj> it's PA [10:25] <selckiku> ok then, i guess {li ji'i} is a pretty vague number then [10:26] <vensa> selckiku: is {za'u panono} = "more than one hunderd" or "10000"? [10:26] <vensa> valsi za'u [10:26] <valsi> za'u = digit/number: greater than. [10:26] <selckiku> 10000 is more than 100, sure [10:27] <vensa> yeah but what is the meaning of the lojban? [10:27] <vensa> oh wait [10:27] <vensa> nm. [10:27] <vensa> tomoj wasnt arguing with me [10:27] == bortzmeyer ~bortzmeye@batilda.nic.fr has quit Ping timeout: 252 seconds [10:27] <vensa> I was including "10000" as a referent of {za'u panono} [10:27] <selckiku> it's a somewhat unusual meaning of za'upanono but it depends on the context [10:28] <tomoj> I want X00 where X is a single digit 1-9 [10:28] <vensa> doi tomoj no'i xu do kakne lonu se pendo lo mlatu poi bartu [10:28] <vensa> tomoj: then you need a regex :P [10:28] * ctino is going to try connecting with a real IRC client and will return soon [10:29] <vensa> yay! citno [10:29] <vensa> *Ctino [10:29] == ctino 1806f0d2@gateway/web/freenode/ip.24.6.240.210 has quit [10:29] <tomoj> hmm, is there enough cmavo space open to translate regex into lojban? :) [10:29] <vensa> hah [10:29] <vensa> valsi bo'o [10:29] <valsi> boxfo = x1 is a sheet/foil/blanket 2-dimensional shape/form flexible in 3 dimensions of material x2. [10:29] <vensa> valsi no'o [10:29] <valsi> no'o = digit/number: typical/average value. [10:29] <selckiku> the cmavo space is rather busy, really [10:29] == donri ~dag@unaffiliated/dagodenhall has joined #lojban [10:29] == gunkamanti ~sarefo@213.83.32.130 has joined #lojban [10:29] <vensa> how about {no'o no no}? [10:30] <vensa> if anything, it sounds hillarious