Talk:Lingua Franca Nova
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The Conjugation Table: It seems really pointless to me. All verbs conjugate the same no matter whether it ends in "ar", "er", or "ir". Also, the conjugations are given in text above it.
Your thoughts?
I quite agree. I'm sure whoever put it there was well intentioned, but it gives the impression that lfn actually has three different classes of verbs and a full range of inflexions, which is, of course, not true. I removed it, but did separate the present/past/future sentences to make the simplicity more obvious.
I also removed the "our father" that seems to have been added by the same well-intentioned person. I don't think it is wise to compare lfn with esperanto or interlingua. It needs to stand on its own.
George Boeree
Why did you remove the our father?--Jondel 04:26, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
In the context of Wikipedia, it did not seem appropriate to present the language in any one particular religion. In the LFN wiki, there are a number of translations of texts, Old Testament, New Testament, Buddhist Sutras.... Anyone is welcome to add more in any religious tradition.
George Boeree
I removed the suggestions for the Greek alphabet. Because they are merely suggestions, they do not belong in an "official" overview of LFN.
George Boeree
Shouldn't the Greek alphabet suggestions still appear in this article? It is, after all, an encyclopedia. As long as it is clearly marked as a suggestion, and does not seem to be "set in stone."
King Hajj
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[edit] Orthography section?
The section on pronunciation also contains some orthographic information (such as using k for c.) Should there be a seperate section for orthography? Or, perhaps, should the pronunciation section simply be retitled "Pronunciation and Orthography"? --24.23.48.248 09:25, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Total number of speakers
30 seems unrealistically precise. Wouldn't < 100 be a better alternative? Besides, does anyone have a reference for the number of speakers? MrTroy 14:14, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
- 30 is probably the number of members of the LFN Yahoo Group, though only a few of those members regularly post. Most, I would assume, are like me, and only read what others post.
- In that case there are probably a lot more speakers. Many people regard mailing groups as outdated: I doubt every LFN-speaker is a member of the group. MrTroy 09:46, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
- Then the question arises, if they don't use LFN on a mailing list, where do they use it? How have they achieved fluency? I can't see a lot of messaging going on except among people who have previously extablished some kind of relationship via (e.g.) a mailing list.--CJGB (Chris) 12:58, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
- In that case there are probably a lot more speakers. Many people regard mailing groups as outdated: I doubt every LFN-speaker is a member of the group. MrTroy 09:46, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pronunciation of r
The article states that the r is lightly trilled as in Spanish, i.e. /r/. However, in the samples ([1], [2], [3]), the r is pronounced as [ɾ]. It's not trilled. Are the examples wrong, or is the article? MrTroy 09:49, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Uicipedia/Yикиπедиа
Do any of you guys think that LFN has enuf speakers to warrant a Wikipedia?Cameron Nedland 13:59, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
- No, that's why they have their own at http://lfn.esef.net/index.php/Paje_Prima . Once there the wiki there is complete, and there are more speakers, LFN might earn itself a place in the official Wikipedia.--Kinghajj 01:24, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
LFN has as much if not more support than Novial which was recently accepted for its own Wikipedia. The difference is that as a newly-created language LFN has more to prove and they (we) are content to take their time. Wikipedia's not going anywhere so there's no rush. Mithridates 01:34, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
