For an English speaker, studying Lo[gj][lb]an is like taking a dive from C++ into APL or Haskell. There are whole new ways of representing expression. This is w

For an English speaker, studying Lo[gj][lb]an is like taking a dive from C++ into APL or Haskell. There are whole new ways of representing expression. This is why they are not to be compared to Esperanto, whose syntax is deliberately familiar to speakers of European languages, while Lojban's is aggressively different. Consider "conversion" which produces the effects of "passive voice" in English, and more[1]. Inserting a particle converts mi tavla do la javas (I speak to you about Java) do se tavla mi la javas (you are-bespoken by me about Java) la javas te tavla mi do (Java is spoken-about by me to you) Or the possibly overcomplex but rather amazing tense system[2], which allows things such as: mi pu zu ba'o tavla do la javas (I long ago finished talking to you about Java) mi ba reroi do tavla la javas (I will two times talk to you about Java) [1] https://mw.lojban.org/extensions/cll/2/7/ https://mw.lojban.org/extensions/cll/2/7/ [2] https://mw.lojban.org/extensions/cll/10/1/ https://mw.lojban.org/extensions/cll/10/1/