Here is a short table of single words used as sumti. This table provides examples only, not the entire set of such words, which may be found in Section 7.16.
|
mi |
I/me, we/us |
|
do |
you |
|
ti |
this, these |
|
ta |
that, those |
|
tu |
that far away, those far away |
|
zo'e |
unspecified value (used when a sumti is unimportant or obvious) |
Lojban sumti are not specific as to number (singular or plural), nor gender (masculine/feminine/neutral). Such distinctions can be optionally added by methods that are beyond the scope of this chapter.
The cmavo ti , ta , and tu refer to whatever the speaker is pointing at, and should not be used to refer to things that cannot in principle be pointed at.
Names may also be used as sumti, provided they are preceded with the word la :
Other Lojban spelling versions are possible for names from other languages, and there are restrictions on which letters may appear in Lojban names: see Section 6.12 for more information.