View source for Lojban vs Esperanto

[https://sites.google.com/site/jbotijlan/esperanto-and-lojban-compared The source] (last modified 2010-03-10) was created by [[User:Tijlan|la tijlan]]; the contents below include changes related to [[gadri: an unofficial commentary from a logical point of view|plural predication]] or [[BPFK_Section: Distance#cmavo: vi (VA)|new definition of VA-cmavo]], as well as correction of small errors. ([[Lojban kontraŭ Esperanto|Esperanto version]])

===== Origin and history =====

{| class="wikitable" style="font-weight:normal; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|+ ORIGIN &amp; HISTORY
! style="color:#d9ead3; background-color:#38761d; width: 50%;" | Esperanto
!! style="color:#fce5cd; background-color:#e69138; width: 50%;" | Lojban
|-
|  || descended from <u>Loglan</u>
|-
| based on <u>European Languages</u> || based on <u>predicate logic</u>
|-
| published in <u>1887 CE</u> || published in <u>1987 CE</u>
|-
| designed by <u>Lazar Ludwik Zamenhof</u> || designed by <u>Logical Language Group</u>
|-
|  || baselined in <u>1997 CE</u>
|-
| 1st <u>world congress</u> in <u>1905 CE</u> || 
|}

===== Phonology and orthography =====

{| class="wikitable" style="font-weight:bold; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|+ PHONOLOGY &amp; ORTHOGRAPHY
! style="color:#d9ead3; background-color:#38761d; width: 50%;" | Esperanto
!! style="color:#fce5cd; background-color:#e69138; width: 50%;" | Lojban
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| a || a
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| e || e 
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| i || i
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| o || o
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| u || u
|- style="color:#e06666;"
|  || y
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| j || <span style="color:#cccccc;">( i- / -i )</span>
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| ŭ || <span style="color:#cccccc;">( u- / -u )</span>
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| f &#124; v || f &#124; v
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| p &#124; b || p &#124; b
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| s &#124; z || s &#124; z
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| ŝ &#124; ĵ || c &#124; j
|- style="color:#e06666;"
|  t &#124; d || t &#124; d
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| ĉ &#124; ĝ || <span style="color:#cccccc;">( tc &#124; dj )</span>
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| c &#124;&nbsp;&nbsp; || <span style="color:#cccccc;">( ts &#124; dz )</span>
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| k &#124; g || k &#124; g
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| ĥ || x
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| h || '
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| m || m
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| l || l
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| r || r
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| n || n
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-weight:bold; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
! style="color:#d9ead3; background-color:#38761d; width: 50%;" | Esperanto
!! style="color:#fce5cd; background-color:#e69138; width: 50%;" | Lojban
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| kt || kt
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| kk || k<span style="color:#d2aaaa;">y</span>k
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| kd || k<span style="color:#d2aaaa;">y</span>d
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| gt || g<span style="color:#d2aaaa;">y</span>t
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| gd || gd
|- style="color:#e06666;"
| dd || d<span style="color:#d2aaaa;">y</span>d
|}

===== Parts of speech =====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-weight:normal; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|+ PARTS OF SPEECH
! style="color:#d9ead3; background-color:#38761d; width: 50%;" | Esperanto
!! style="color:#fce5cd; background-color:#e69138; width: 50%;" | Lojban

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | person<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">-o</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">lo</span> prenu

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | person<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">-o-j</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">lo(i)</span> prenu

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">la</span> person<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">-o</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">le</span> prenu

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">la</span> person<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">-o-j</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">le(i)</span> prenu

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">la</span> boneg<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#666666;">-a</span> person<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">-o</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">le</span> banli prenu

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">la</span> person<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">-o</span> boneg<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#666666;">-a</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">le</span> prenu <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#9b8160;">co</span> banli

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">la</span> boneg<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#666666;">-a</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">-j</span> person<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">-o-j</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">le(i)</span> banli prenu

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">A</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">est-as</span> person<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">-o</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">A</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">me</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">lo</span> prenu

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">A</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">est-as person-a</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">A</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">prenu</span>

|-
| colspan="2" | <nowiki>* * *</nowiki>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | reciprok'
| style="font-weight:bold;" | simxu

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | reciprok<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#666666;">-e</span> am<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#666666;">-as</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | simxu prami

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | am<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#666666;">-as</span> reciprok<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#666666;">-e</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | prami <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#9b8160;">co</span> simxu

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">la</span>  reciprok<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#666666;">-a</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">-j</span> am<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-ant</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">-o-j</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">le(i)</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ca</span> simxu prami

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | am<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-ant</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">-o</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">lo</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ca</span> prami

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | am<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#9900ff;">-ul</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">-o</span>

| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">lo</span> prami

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | am<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">-o</span> = am<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#009900;">-ec</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">-o</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">lo</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#009900;">ka</span> prami

|-
| colspan="2" | <nowiki>* * *</nowiki>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | Ekzempl<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#666666;">-e</span>, ... .
| style="font-weight:bold;" | mu'a ...

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | Miaopini<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#666666;">-e</span>, ... .
| style="font-weight:bold;" | pe'i ...

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6aa84f;">Vintr</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#38761d;">-e</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#f6b26b;">multan</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e69138;">neĝon</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#3d85c6;">ni</span> havas <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ff9900;">ĉi tie</span>.
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#38761d;">sei</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6aa84f;">dunra</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ff9900;">bu'u</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#3d85c6;">mi'a</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#f6b26b;">mutce</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e69138;">snime</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#b45f06;">Kiel</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#3d85c6;">vi</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e69138;">opinias</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">pri ĝi</span>?
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#3d85c6;">do</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e69138;">jinvi</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#b45f06;">ma</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">ra</span>
|}

===== Voice =====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-weight:normal; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|+ VOICE
! style="color:#d9ead3; background-color:#38761d; width: 50%;" | Esperanto
!! style="color:#fce5cd; background-color:#e69138; width: 50%;" | Lojban

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | sci'
| style="font-weight:bold;" | djuno

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">A</span> scias <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">E-n</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">A</span> djuno <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">E</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">X</span> sci<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">-ig</span>-as <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">A-n</span> pri <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">E</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">gau</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">X A</span> djuno <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">E</span>

|-
| colspan="2" | <nowiki>* * *</nowiki>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | rul'
| style="font-weight:bold;" | gunro

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | est-i rul<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-it-a</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">de</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">X</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | gunro <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">gau</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">X</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | ruli <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">E-n X</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">E</span> gunro <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">gau</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">X</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | rul<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-iĝ-i</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | gunro
|}

===== Tense and aspect =====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-weight:normal; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|+ TENSE &amp; ASPECT
! style="color:#d9ead3; background-color:#38761d; width: 50%;" | Esperanto
!! style="color:#fce5cd; background-color:#e69138; width: 50%;" | Lojban

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | manĝ'
| style="font-weight:bold;" | citka

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">nun</span> manĝ<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-as</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ca</span> citka

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">nun</span> est<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-as</span> manĝ<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">-ant</span>-a
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ca</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">ca'o</span> citka

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | manĝ<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-os</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ba</span> citka

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">post</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">ĝi</span> manĝ<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-os</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ba</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">ra</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ba</span> citka

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | manĝ<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-os</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">post</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">ĝi</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ba</span> citka <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ba</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">ra</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | manĝ<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-os</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">antaŭ</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">ĝi</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ba</span> citka <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">pu</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">ra</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#9933e5;">tuj</span> manĝ<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-os</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ba</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#9933e5;">zi</span> citka

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#9933e5;">baldaŭ</span> manĝ<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-os</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ba</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#9933e5;">za</span> citka

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#c27ba0;">dum iom tempo</span> manĝ<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-os</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ba</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#c27ba0;">ze'a</span> citka

|-
| colspan="2" | <nowiki>* * *</nowiki>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | komenciĝ'
| style="font-weight:bold;" | cfari

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | komenciĝ<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-is</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">pu</span> cfari

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">jam</span> komenciĝ<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-is</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">pu</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">ba'o</span> cfari

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | est<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-is</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">jam</span> komenciĝ<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">-int</span>-a
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">pu</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">ba'o</span> cfari

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">ek-</span>komenciĝ<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-is</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">pu</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">co'a</span> cfari

|-
| colspan="2" | <nowiki>* * *</nowiki>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | am'
| style="font-weight:bold;" | prami

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | est<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-is</span> am<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-at</span>-a
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">pu se</span> prami

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | est<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-is</span> am<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-it</span>-a
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">pu pu se</span> prami

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | est<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-is</span> am<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-int</span>-a
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">pu ba'o</span> prami

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | est<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-as</span> am<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-int</span>-a
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ca ba'o</span> prami

|-
| colspan="2" | <nowiki>* * *</nowiki>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">post</span> hodiaŭ
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ba</span> lo cabdei

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">en</span> dimanĉo
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ca</span> lo nondei

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | la <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ven-ont-a</span> dimanĉo
| style="font-weight:bold;" | le <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ba</span> lo nondei

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | vojaĝ<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-os</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ba</span> litru

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">post</span> hodiaŭ <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">en</span> la  <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ven-ont-a</span> dimanĉo vojaĝ<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-os</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ba</span> lo cabdei <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ca</span> le <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ba</span> nondei <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">(ba)</span> litru
|}

===== Numbers =====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-weight:normal; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|+ NUMBERS
! style="color:#d9ead3; background-color:#38761d; width: 50%;" | Esperanto
!! style="color:#fce5cd; background-color:#e69138; width: 50%;" | Lojban

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">kvincent</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#8e7cc3;">okdek</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">tri</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">mu</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#8e7cc3;">bi</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">ci</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | tio <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">est-as long-a</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">sepdek</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#8e7cc3;">kvin</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">metr-o-j-n</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | ti <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">mitre</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#666666;">li</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">ze</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#8e7cc3;">mu</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | tio <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">pez-as</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">sepmil</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#8e7cc3;">kvincent</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">sepdek</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#8e7cc3;">kvin</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">gram-o-j-n</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | ti <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">bunda</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#666666;">li</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">ze</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#8e7cc3;">mu</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">ze</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#8e7cc3;">mu</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">kvarcent</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ff9900;">plus</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">kvindek unu</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">egalas</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">kvarcent kvindek unu</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#666666;">li</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">vonono</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ff9900;">su'i</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">mupa</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">du</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#666666;">li</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">vomupa</span>

|-
| colspan="2" | <nowiki>* * *</nowiki>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">unu</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#c27ba0;">-a</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">pa</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#c27ba0;">moi</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">kvin</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#c27ba0;">-a</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">mu</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#c27ba0;">moi</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">kvin</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#c27ba0;">-op-a</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">mu</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#c27ba0;">mei</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">kvin</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#c27ba0;">-e</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">mu</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#c27ba0;">mai</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">kvin</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#c27ba0;">-foj-e</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">mu</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#c27ba0;">roi</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#999999;">neniam</span> (<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">nul</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#c27ba0;">-foj-e</span>)
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">no</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#c27ba0;">roi</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#45818e;">kvar</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">-on</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#999999;">-o de</span> X
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">fi'u</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#45818e;">vo</span> X

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#45818e;">ĉiu</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#999999;">-j</span> X<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#999999;">-j</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#45818e;">ro</span> X

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#45818e;">tut</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">-a</span> X
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">pi</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#45818e;">ro</span> X

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#45818e;">du</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">-on</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#999999;">-o de</span> X
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">pi</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#45818e;">mu</span> X

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | X <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e69138;">estas</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#45818e;">du</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">-on</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#c27ba0;">-e</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e69138;">malplena</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | X <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">pi</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#45818e;">mu</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#c27ba0;">si'e</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e69138;">kunti</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#45818e;">Ĉiu</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#999999;">-j</span> X<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#999999;">-j</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e69138;">prenas</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#45818e;">po</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">du</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea9999;">pomo</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#999999;">-j-n</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#45818e;">ro</span> X <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e69138;">cpacu</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">re</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea9999;">plise</span>

|-
| colspan="2" | <nowiki>* * *</nowiki>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | kiom
| style="font-weight:bold;" | xo

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | kiom-obl-e?
| style="font-weight:bold;" |  <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#666666;">vei</span> pi'i xo

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | kiom-foj-e?
| style="font-weight:bold;" | xo roi

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | kiom da tio?
| style="font-weight:bold;" | xo ti

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | iom-et-e
| style="font-weight:bold;" | so'u

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | iom-eg-e
| style="font-weight:bold;" | so'i
|}

===== Time and date =====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-weight:normal; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|+ TIME &amp; DATE
! style="color:#d9ead3; background-color:#38761d; width: 50%;" | Esperanto
!! style="color:#fce5cd; background-color:#e69138; width: 50%;" | Lojban

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e53333;">la</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#009900;">ses-an</span> de <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e69138;">aŭgusto</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">mil naŭcent kvardek kvin</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | de'i <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e53333;">li</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">pasovomu</span> pi'e <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e69138;">bi</span> pi'e <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#009900;">xa</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | aŭgusto
| style="font-weight:bold;" | bi / lo bivmasti ( bi + masti )

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | je <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e53333;">la</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">oka horo</span> kaj <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e69138;">dekkvin minutoj</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#009900;">matene</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | ti'u <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e53333;">li</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">bi</span> pi'e <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e69138;">pamu</span> noi <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#009900;">cerni</span>
|}

===== Abstraction =====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-weight:normal; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|+ ABSTRACTION
! style="color:#d9ead3; background-color:#38761d; width: 50%;" | Esperanto
!! style="color:#fce5cd; background-color:#e69138; width: 50%;" | Lojban

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | far<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">-ad</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">-o</span> de A far<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#666666;">-i</span> X-n
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">lo</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">nu</span> A gasnu X

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">ke</span> A far<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#666666;">-i</span> X-n
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">lo</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">nu</span> A gasnu X

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">ke</span> A far<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#666666;">-i</span> X-n <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#009900;">antaŭ ol</span> B far<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#666666;">-i</span> Y-n
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">lo</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">nu</span> A gasnu X <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#009900;">pu</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">lo</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">nu</span> B gasnu Y

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | A far<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-as</span> X-n <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#009900;">antaŭ ol</span> B far<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">-us/os</span> Y-n
| style="font-weight:bold;" | A <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">ca</span> gasnu X <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#009900;">pu</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#337fe5;">lo</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e56600;">nu</span> B <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ee33ee;">(ba)</span> gasnu Y
|}

===== Prepositions / Connectives =====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-weight:normal; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|+ PREPOSITIONS / CONNECTIVES
! style="color:#d9ead3; background-color:#38761d; width: 50%;" | Esperanto
!! style="color:#fce5cd; background-color:#e69138; width: 50%;" | Lojban

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">de</span> X
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">pe</span> X

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">de</span> X
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">to'o</span> X

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">al</span> X
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">fa'a</span> X

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">per</span> X
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">gau</span> X

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">per</span> X
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">ta'i</span> X

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">dank’ al</span> X
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">va'u</span> X

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">proksime al</span> X
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">ne'a</span> X

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">rilate al</span> X
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">ra'a</span> X

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">kompare kun</span> X
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">pa'a</span> X

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">kontraste laŭ</span> X
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">tepa'a</span> X

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">kune kun</span> X
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">jo'u</span> X

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | esti <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">je</span> kvar jaroj pli aĝa
| style="font-weight:bold;" | zmadu <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">fi</span> lo vo nanca

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | ĝojas <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">je</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">tio</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | gleki <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">ti</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | ridas <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">je</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">tio</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | cmila <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">ti</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | sendas <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">tio</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#999999;">-n</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">al</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">ĝi</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | benji <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">ti ra</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">al</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">ĝi</span> sendas <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">tio</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#999999;">-n</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">fa'a</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">ra</span> benji <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">ti</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">al</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">ĝi</span> sendas <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">tio</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#999999;">-n</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">fa'a</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">ra</span> benji <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">ti</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">el sub</span> la lito
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">to'o ni'a</span> lo ckana

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | veturi <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">ekster</span> la urbon
| style="font-weight:bold;" | selma'e <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">ze'o</span> lo tcadu

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">pli</span> blanka <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">ol</span> neĝo
| style="font-weight:bold;" | blabi <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">semau</span> lo snime

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">malpli</span> blanka <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">ol</span> neĝo
| style="font-weight:bold;" | blabi <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">mau</span> lo snime

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">plej</span> blanka <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">el</span> ili
| style="font-weight:bold;" | blabi <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">verai</span> ra
|}

===== Derivation =====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-weight:normal; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|+ DERIVATION
! style="color:#d9ead3; background-color:#38761d; width: 50%;" | Esperanto
!! style="color:#fce5cd; background-color:#e69138; width: 50%;" | Lojban

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | turn' + flugil' + aviadil' = turnflugilaviadil' (helikopter')
| style="font-weight:bold;" | carna + nalci + vinji = carna'ivinji
|}

===== Conjunctions =====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-weight:normal; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|+ CONJUNCTIONS
! style="color:#d9ead3; background-color:#38761d; width: 50%;" | Esperanto
!! style="color:#fce5cd; background-color:#e69138; width: 50%;" | Lojban

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | Mi vidis lin <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">kaj</span> lian amikon.
| style="font-weight:bold;" | mi pu viska ra <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">e</span> lo ra pendo

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | Estis hele <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">sed ne</span> agrable.
| style="font-weight:bold;" | pu solvanbi <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">jenai</span> pluka

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | Estis <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">ne</span> hele <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">sed</span> agrable.
| style="font-weight:bold;" | pu solvanbi <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">naje</span> pluka

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | Estis <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">nek</span> hele <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">nek</span> agrable.
| style="font-weight:bold;" | pu solvanbi <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">najenai</span> pluka

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">ĉu</span> pro kaprico, <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">ĉu</span> pro natura lingvo-evoluo
| style="font-weight:bold;" | fau lo nu cunso <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">jonai</span> rarna ke bangu farvi
|}

===== Interjections =====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-weight:normal; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|+ INTERJECTIONS
! style="color:#d9ead3; background-color:#38761d; width: 50%;" | Esperanto
!! style="color:#fce5cd; background-color:#e69138; width: 50%;" | Lojban

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">Adi</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#999999;">-aŭ!</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">co'o</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">Ahem</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#999999;">!</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">ju'i</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">Trafit</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#999999;">-e!</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">u'a</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">Aĥ</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#999999;">!</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">ue</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">Uguu</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#999999;">!</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">uu</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">Viv</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#999999;">-u!</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">ui</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">Salut</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#999999;">'!</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">io</span>

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | ...<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">e</span>...
| style="font-weight:bold;" | ...<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">y</span>...

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">Mi pensas, ke</span> ___.
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">pe'i</span> ___

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">Preciz-parolante</span>, tio estas ne korekta.
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">sa'e</span> ti na drani

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">Ha ha</span>, estas malsaĝa.
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">u'i</span> bebna

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | Ŝi <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;"><nowiki>[kiun mi amas sed pri kiu mi estas malfeliĉa]</nowiki></span> venos<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">?</span>
| style="font-weight:bold;" | ra <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">iu.uinai</span> ba klama <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">pau</span>
|}

===== Misc. =====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-weight:normal; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|+ MISC.
! style="color:#d9ead3; background-color:#38761d; width: 50%;" | Esperanto
!! style="color:#fce5cd; background-color:#e69138; width: 50%;" | Lojban

|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">tial</span> estas kontenta
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">ki'u</span> gleki

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| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">ne tial</span> estas kontenta
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">ki'unai</span> gleki

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| style="font-style:italic;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">malgraŭe</span> estas kontenta
| style="font-weight:bold;" | <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">to'eki'unai</span> gleki

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| style="font-style:italic;" | Li <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">ankoraŭ</span> laboras ĉe la vendejeto.
| style="font-weight:bold;" | ra <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">za'o</span> gunka bu'u lo zarci

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| style="font-style:italic;" | X traktas <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">Y</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#999999;">-n</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">kiel</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">Z</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#999999;">-n</span>.
| style="font-weight:bold;" | X fartra <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">Y</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">ne</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">tai</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">Z</span>

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| style="font-style:italic;" | X traktas <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">Y</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#999999;">-n</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">kiel</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">Z</span>.
| style="font-weight:bold;" | X <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d0a010;">ne</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#e06666;">tai</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">Z</span> fartra <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#6fa8dc;">Y</span>

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| style="font-style:italic;" | Mi iras ĝin. Kien vi iras? - Domon.
| style="font-weight:bold;" | mi klama ra .i do klama ma - lo zdani
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