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the sound written as ng in English is an allophone of lojban n. Lojban ng is pronounced as an n or an ng followed by a g. While most people understand this, it is quite common to see ng in transliterations of that sound when there is no g in the pronunciation. Examples include ''bangrtlingana'' for ''[[jbocre: klingon|klingon]]''which is pronounced with /iNga/ in the middle instead of the intended /iNa/ (see [[jbocre: transliterating 'tlhIngan'|transliterating 'tlhIngan']]), as well as two of the place names in [[jbocre: jecrkolorado|jecrkolorado]] - does anyone here pronounce the plosive g in 'colorado springs'? (''note: turns out the coloradans do. Ignore that example, klingon is still a case in point.'') I didn't thing so. /N/ is to be transliterated as {n}, as {n} is the only thing that can possibly be pronounced as /N/. {ng} is /ng/ or /Ng/ and NOTHING ELSE.
 
~tc~Up to date as of 7 Jul 2006.  Check for new stuff using:
 
ls -lrt $(find /var/lib/mooix /usr/lib/mooix -type f -name '*.cmd.jbo') | less
 
~/tc~
 
If you get really stuck, see "pray to the gods" in the
 
communication section.
 
You might also want to look at the [[jbocre: Lojban mooix Test Script|Lojban mooix Test Script]] for some usage examples.
 
==  Movement Commands ==
 
;go through an exit:klama [[jbocre: exit|exit]] (i.e. "klama le stici" to go west)
 
;go through an exit:[[jbocre: exit|exit]] (i.e. "stici" to go west)
 
;go to your home:zdakla/klama le zdani/zdani klama
 
;list the exits out of the room you are in:ma pluta
 
==  Communication Commands ==
 
;say out loud:cusku lu ... li'u/cusku "..." OR just "...
 
;shout out loud (just like saying, but your voice carries further):krixa/krixa cusku lu ... li'u/cusku "..." OR just "...
 
;say to someone (others can hear you, though):cusku lu ... li'u [[jbocre: name|name]]/cusku "..." [[jbocre: name|name]]
 
;shout to someone (others can hear you, though):krixa/krixa cusku lu ... li'u [[jbocre: name|name]]/cusku "..." [[jbocre: name|name]]
 
;whisper in general (others may be able to hear you):smasku lu ... li'u/smasku "..."
 
;whisper to someone (others may be able to hear you):smasku lu ... li'u [[jbocre: name|name]]/smasku "..." [[jbocre: name|name]]
 
;perform an action, assume a pose:jarco lu ...li'u/jarco "..."  OR just :...
 
;talk to someone not in the room, communicate telepathically:menli cusku/mensku "[[jbocre: string|string]]" la [[jbocre: name|name]]
 
;talk to the same person not in the room:menli cusku/mensku "[[jbocre: string|string]]"
 
;pray to the gods (use to ask for help or request creation of something):pikci/ceirpikci/cevypikci loi cevni lu...li'u/lo nu ...
 
;pray to the gods:pikci/ceirpikci/cevypikci fi lu...li'u/lo nu ...
 
===  Social Expression Commands ===
 
These commands present a simple message in each available language;
 
for example "cinba la bab" presents both Lojbanic and English
 
translations of "[[jbocre: your name|your name]] kisses Bob.".  There are also English
 
equivalents.  Many take a single argument, others take none; should
 
be obvious from the meanings.
 
* badri
* cinba
 
* cisma
* ckire
 
* cmila
* coi
 
* cortu
* dansu
 
* desku
* desygau
 
* dunku
* fanza
 
* fengu
* gleki
 
* je'e
* jgira
 
* klaku
* nelci
 
* plipe
* prami
 
* rinsa
* sinma
 
* steba
* surla
 
* tatpi
* terpa
 
* tugni
* tungau
 
* tunta
* xebni
 
==  Interaction Commands ==
 
;list your inventory:ponse/ralte/bevri ma
 
;look around the room:viska
 
;look at an object:viska [[jbocre: object|object]]/catlu [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;pick up/take an object:cpacu/lebna/ponse/ralte [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;drop an object:falgau [[jbocre: object|object]] or [[jbocre: object|object]] farlu
 
;put an object on/under/behind/in another object:[[jbocre: object|object]] cu cpana/cnita/trixe/nenri/se vasru [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;look on top of/under/behind/in an object:ma cpana/cnita/trixe/nenri/se vasru [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;put an object under another object:[[jbocre: object|object]] cu se gapru [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;put an object somewhere:punji [[jbocre: object|object]] [[jbocre: object|object]] (defaults to cpana)/punji [[jbocre: object|object]] le nenri/cpana/cnita/trixe be [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;put an object somewhere:[[jbocre: object|object]] cu klama/zvati [[jbocre: object|object]] (defaults to cpana)/[[jbocre: object|object]] cu klama/zvati le nenri/cpana/cnita/trixe be [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;put an object inside/beneath another object:setca/nitygau [[jbocre: object|object]] [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;close a container or a door:[[jbocre: object|object]] cu ganlo
 
;open a container or a door:[[jbocre: object|object]] cu kalri
 
;offer something to someone:friti [[jbocre: object|object]] [[jbocre: user|user]]j
 
;attack something:gunta [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;attack something with a weapon:[[jbocre: weapon|weapon]] xarci/tunta/janli [[jbocre: target|target]] or darxi [[jbocre: target|target]] [[jbocre: weapon|weapon]]
 
;wield a weapon:jgari [[jbocre: weapon|weapon]]
 
;throw an object:renro [[jbocre: object|object]] [[jbocre: target: optional]]
 
;put on clothes/jewelry:dasni [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;take off clothes/jewelry:mo'u/co'u dasni [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;lie down on a bed:vreta [[jbocre: object: optional]]
 
;sit on a piece of furniture:zutse [[jbocre: object: optional]]
 
;stand up:sanli
 
;stand on a piece of furniture:sanli [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;use a consumable object:xakygau [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;teleport an object somwhere:[[jbocre: object|object]] cu zvati [[jbocre: location|location]]
 
;teleport an object to your location:[[jbocre: object|object]] cu zvati ti
 
;teleport an object to yourself:[[jbocre: object|object]] cu zvati mi
 
==  Field Aliases ==
 
Some of the commands below have entries like "[[jbocre: field|field]]", meaning
 
that they take a zoi or " quote containing the name of a field on an
 
object. Some of these have aliases in Lojban, as follows:
 
;description:le ve skicu
 
;name:le cmene
 
;alias:le dukse cmene
 
;detail:le tcila
 
So that, for example, instead of saying "zoi zoi name zoi po mi cu
 
binxo lu .i na cinri li'u" you can say "le cmene po mi cu binxo lu
 
.i na cinri li'u".
 
==  Miscellaneous Commands ==
 
;change your password:mipri
 
;get help:sidju
 
;get help in any language:mulsidju
 
;get help on a particular topic:sidju/mulsidju fi "[[jbocre: topic|topic]]"
 
;get a list of all help topics:sidju/mulsidju fi "liste"
 
;quit/leave:sipna/sisti
 
;who's online:ma cikna
 
;list languages:selbau ma/ma bangu
 
;select a language:selbau [[jbocre: language|language]]/[[jbocre: language|language]] bangu
 
;use an alternate language for a single command:[[jbocre: language|language]] bangu fi "[[jbocre: command|command]]"
 
;rename something:lu [[jbocre: name|name]] li'u/"[[jbocre: name|name]]" cu cmene [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;set something's description:skicu [[jbocre: object|object]] fo "[[jbocre: description|description]]"
 
;set your home to your current location:(ti/le se zvati be mi/etc) zdani mi
 
;set a field to true (1):fa "[[jbocre: field|field]]" po [[jbocre: object|object]] cu jetnu
 
;set a field to false (0):fa "[[jbocre: field|field]]" po [[jbocre: object|object]] cu na jetnu
 
;set a field to false (0):fa "[[jbocre: field|field]]" po [[jbocre: object|object]] cu jitfa
 
;make a shortcut to an object:lu [[jbocre: short name|short name]] li'u tcita [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;remove a shortcut to an object:no da tcita [[jbocre: object|object]]/na tcita [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;list your shortcuts:tcita
 
;set a field to a value:fa "[[jbocre: field|field]]" po [[jbocre: object|object]] cu binxo lu [[jbocre: setting|setting]] li'u/"[[jbocre: setting|setting]]"
 
;set a field to a value in another language:fa "[[jbocre: field|field]]" po [[jbocre: object|object]] cu binxo lu [[jbocre: setting|setting]] li'u/"[[jbocre: setting|setting]]" bau la [[jbocre: language|language]]
 
;edit a field on yourself ("name" and "description" are common choices):galfi "[[jbocre: field|field]]" po mi
 
;edit a field on another object ("name" and "description" are common choices):galfi "[[jbocre: field|field]]" po [[jbocre: object name|object name]]
 
;editing in another language:galfi "[[jbocre: field|field]]" po [[jbocre: object name|object name]] bau la [[jbocre: language|language]]
 
;programmer editing of hybrid or private fields:use "sampla galfi" instead of "galfi".  If you don't know what this means, you don't need it.
 
==  Special Object Commands ==
 
These are commands that only apply to particular objects.
 
===  Dictionaries ===
 
;look for a dictionary entry:sisku "[[jbocre: word|word]]"/lu valsi li'u le [[jbocre: dictionary object|dictionary object]]
 
===  Animals ===
 
;feed an animal:le [[jbocre: animal|animal]] cu citka (optional: le [[jbocre: consumable|consumable]])
 
;feed an animal:ctigau le [[jbocre: animal|animal]] (optional: le [[jbocre: consumable|consumable]])
 
===  Weapons ===
 
;wield a weapon:jgari le [[jbocre: weapon|weapon]]
 
{ANAME()}build{ANAME}
 
==  Builder/Advanced Commands ==
 
You might want to look at the [[jbocre: Lojban mooix Test Script|Lojban mooix Test Script]] for some usage examples.
 
===  Simple Object Creation Commands ===
 
The following commands all work the same way; here's examples with bolci:
 
* lu blanu bolci li'u cu bolci
* le blanu bolci cu bolci
 
* le blanu bolci cu zasti .i le blanu bolci cu bolci
 
All three create a ball named "blanu bolci".  The full list of such commands is:
 
* taxfu
* bolci
 
* ckana
* stizu
 
* selcti
* sfofa
 
* vorme
* fasnu
 
* cidja
* ralci
 
* nilce
* festi dacti
 
* ckiku
* jubme
 
* dacti
* xarci
 
* vasru
* kumfa
 
You can also get this list (more or less) using "zbasu fi ma".
 
===  Other Builder/Advanced Commands ===
 
;teleport an object to nowhere (for parent objects):[[jbocre: object|object]] cu zvati no da
 
;unset/remove a field:vimcu "[[jbocre: field|field]]" [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;turn on logging:vreji
 
;display your log (thus erasing it):ma fasnu
 
;destroy an object:daspo [[jbocre: object|object]] / [[jbocre: object|object]] na zasti / [[jbocre: object|object]] ba'o zasti
 
;create an object:finti "[[jbocre: name|name]]"/lu [[jbocre: name|name]] li'u fo [[jbocre: class|class]]
 
;create an object:zbasu "[[jbocre: name|name]]"/lu [[jbocre: name|name]] li'u [[jbocre: class|class]] / [[jbocre: newobject|newobject]] cu [[jbocre: class|class]]
 
;create an object of the "thing" class:"[[jbocre: name|name]]"/lu [[jbocre: name|name]] li'u cu zasti
 
;list classes:finti fo ma/jutsi/klesi/zbasu fi ma
 
;list objects you've created:finti/zbasu ma
 
;list objects others have created:[[jbocre: user|user]] finti/zbasu ma
 
;show lots of information about an object (show):lanli [[jbocre: object|object]]/ckaji [[jbocre: object|object]] ma
 
;show ''lots'' of information about an object (showall):tcelanli [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;show one field of an object:lanli [[jbocre: field|field]] po [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;you can dig in any of the 6 cardinal directions (north, east, south, west, up, down) by specifying the room and the direction. This is the most usual way to create a new room, and automagically translates the exits for you:le [[jbocre: kumfa|kumfa]] cu berti/stici/snanu/stuna/gapru/cnita
 
;dig a room with exits:le [[jbocre: cliva|cliva]] ce'o le [[jbocre: xruti|xruti]] cu pluta le [[jbocre: kumfa|kumfa]] ti (can also use quotes instead of gadri + sumti; this is important if there's already an object of that name in the room you are in)
 
;dig a room without exits:pluta le [[jbocre: kumfa|kumfa]]
 
;dig exits to an existing room:le [[jbocre: cliva|cliva]] ce'o le [[jbocre: xruti|xruti]] cu pluta [[jbocre: la'o zoi mooix:portfolio/kumfa zoi]] ti (can also use quotes instead of gadri + sumti; this is important if there's already an object of that name in the room you are in)
 
;list a field or a method:catlu "[[jbocre: field/method]]" po [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;get usage/detailed information on an object:ma plitadji fi [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;get usage/detailed information on a field or method:ma plitadji fi "[[jbocre: field/method]]" po [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;reparent an object:[[jbocre: class|class]] cu rirni [[jbocre: object|object]]/[[jbocre: object|object]] cu [[jbocre: class|class]]
 
;set a field's UNIX permission mode:zifre fa "[[jbocre: field|field]]" po [[jbocre: object name|object name]] li [[jbocre: mode number|mode number]]
 
;run a shell command:samyminde "[[jbocre: command|command]]" OR just !...
 
;run a piece of Perl code in the mooix code environment:samyrucygau "[[jbocre: code|code]]" OR just ;...
 
;apply a filter to a room:[[jbocre: filter object|filter object]] cu julne srana [[jbocre: room|room]]
 
;remove a filter from a room:[[jbocre: filter object|filter object]] cu na julne srana [[jbocre: room|room]]
 
;set/unset the "hidden" attribute on an object:mipri/na mipri [[jbocre: object|object]]
 
;set/unset the "immobile" attribute on an object:[[jbocre: object|object]] cu ka'e muvdu/na ka'e muvdu

Revision as of 17:06, 4 November 2013

the sound written as ng in English is an allophone of lojban n. Lojban ng is pronounced as an n or an ng followed by a g. While most people understand this, it is quite common to see ng in transliterations of that sound when there is no g in the pronunciation. Examples include bangrtlingana for klingonwhich is pronounced with /iNga/ in the middle instead of the intended /iNa/ (see transliterating 'tlhIngan'), as well as two of the place names in jecrkolorado - does anyone here pronounce the plosive g in 'colorado springs'? (note: turns out the coloradans do. Ignore that example, klingon is still a case in point.) I didn't thing so. /N/ is to be transliterated as {n}, as {n} is the only thing that can possibly be pronounced as /N/. {ng} is /ng/ or /Ng/ and NOTHING ELSE.

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