How to translate "Allons !" (from some literary work)

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Escape Landsome

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Mar 17, 2012, 11:33:04 AM3/17/12
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coi rodo

If I get it right,

"Go !" and "Leave !" would be "ko klama .i" and "ko cliva .i"

But what would be "Allons !" ?

First, "Allons !" means "let's come" and also "let's go"

But secondly, "Allons !" is also said by ME when I want to encourage
myself to go (or to leave)

(as if it was "let ME go", or "may I go")

How to say "let ME go" in the case the subject of the imperative is MYSELF ?

And how to say it in the case it can be either I or WE, --- and the
speaker intend to remain ambiguous ??

gleki

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Mar 17, 2012, 11:48:22 AM3/17/12
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You might wanna use {xa'e}

v4hn

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Mar 17, 2012, 11:59:16 AM3/17/12
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On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 04:33:04PM +0100, Escape Landsome wrote:
> But secondly, "Allons !" is also said by ME when I want to encourage
> myself to go (or to leave)
>
> (as if it was "let ME go", or "may I go")
>
> How to say "let ME go" in the case the subject of the imperative is MYSELF ?

I'm curious, would something like {doi mi .i ko cliva} work in this case?


mu'o mi'e la van

Felipe Gonçalves Assis

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Mar 17, 2012, 12:17:06 PM3/17/12
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Is there a UI* for exhortation?

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Jorge Llambías

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Mar 17, 2012, 12:28:22 PM3/17/12
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2012/3/17 Felipe Gonçalves Assis <felipe...@gmail.com>:

> Is there a UI* for exhortation?

It depends who you ask. If you ask me, yes, and it's ".e'e":

http://www.lojban.org/tiki/BPFK%20Section:%20Irrealis%20Attitudinals

For example:

.e'e la blanu
Allez les Bleus!

mu'o mi'e xorxes

Sid

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Mar 17, 2012, 5:12:04 PM3/17/12
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You can choose {cliva} or {klama} depending on the meaning in context.
No need to translate exactly.

2012/3/17 Jorge Llambías <jjlla...@gmail.com>:

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