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From: Christine Dodrill <me@christine.website>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2018 07:37:50 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] blog: mi ciska lo lisri

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+title: "Blind Men and an Elephant"
+date: 2018-11-29
+---
+
+# Blind Men and an Elephant
+
+or
+
+# le'i ka na viska kakne ku e le xanto
+
+[Adapted from here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant). Done in Lojban to help learn the language. I am avoiding the urge to make too many lujvo (compound words) because the rafsi (compound word components) don't always immediately relate to the words in question in obvious ways.
+
+| [KOhA4](http://lojban.org/publications/cll/cll_v1.1_xhtml-section-chunks/section-koha-broda-series.html) | lojban | english |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| ko'a | le'i ka na viska kakne | the blind people |
+| ko'e | le xanto | the elephant |
+| ko'i | le cirza danlu | the strange animal |
+
+A group of blind men heard that a strange animal, called an elephant, had been brought to the town, but none of them were aware of its shape and form.
+
+> ni'o le'i ka na viska kakne goi ko'a e le xanto goi ko'e  
+> .i ko'a cu ti'erna lo nu cirza danlu goi ko'i noi ko'e cu se bevri fi lo tcadu  
+> .i ku'i no ko'a cu sanji lo tarmi be ko'i
+
+Out of curiosity, they said: "We must inspect and know it by touch, of which we are capable". 
+
+> .i ko'a cu cusku lu .ei ma'a cu catlu ka pencu ko'i kei ta .e'icu'i li'u
+
+So, they sought it out, and when they found it they groped about it. 
+
+> ni'o ro ko'a cu sisku ko'i  
+> .i ro ko'a cu sisku penmi ko'i
+> .i ro ko'a ca pencu lo ka drata stuzi kei ko'i  
+
+In the case of the first person, whose hand landed on the trunk, said "This being is like a thick snake". 
+
+> .i pa ko'a cu pencu lo ko'i ka tsustani  
+> .i pa ko'a cu cusku lu ti cu rotsu since li'u
+
+For another one whose hand reached its ear, it seemed like a kind of fan. 
+
+> .i re ko'a cu pencu lo ko'i ka kerlo  
+> .i re ko'a cu cusku lu ti cu falnu li'u
+
+As for another person, whose hand was upon its leg, said, the elephant is a pillar like a tree-trunk. 
+
+> .i ci ko'a cu pencu lo ko'i ka tuple  
+> .i ci ko'a cu cusku lu ti cu tricu stani li'u
+
+The blind man who placed his hand upon its side said, "elephant is a wall". 
+
+> .i vo ko'a cu pencu lo ko'i ka mlana  
+> .i vo ko'a cu cusku lu ti cu butmu li'u
+
+Another who felt its tail, described it as a rope. 
+
+> .i mu ko'a cu pencu lo ko'i ka rebla  
+> .i mu ko'a cu cusku lu ti cu skori li'u
+
+The last felt its tusk, stating the elephant is that which is hard, smooth and like a spear.
+
+> .i xa ko'a cu pencu lo ko'i ka denci  
+> .i xa ko'a cu cusku lu ti cu jdari e xulta li'u
+
+All of the men spoke fact about the elephant, but none of them spoke the truth.
+
+> .i ro ko'a cu fatci tavla fi ko'e  
+> .i jeku'i no ko'a cu jetnu tavla fi ko'e