Appendix:Lojban/.ijonai

Lojban edit

Etymology edit

.ijo (IFF) +‎ nai (NOT)

Particle edit

.ijonai

  1. (conjunction, logical connective) if and only if not

Usage notes edit

  • This is a coordinating conjunction: gonai ... gi ... means either ... or ... (but not both).
  • This is a logical connective corresponding to infix XOR.
  • This is a so-called "afterthought connective". Its corresponding "forethought connective" is gonai.