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Quoted speech is usually capitalized if the quoted expression is a complete sentence (or several ones), but not when quoting just a word or short expression. | Quoted speech is usually capitalized if the quoted expression is a complete sentence (or several ones), but not when quoting just a word or short expression. | ||
- | **Ya (li) wen: "Ti yau ke?"** – He/She asked: "What do you want?" | + | **Ya (li) ven: "Ti yau ke?"** – He/She asked: "What do you want?" |
**Ben (li) minta Tina tu " | **Ben (li) minta Tina tu " | ||
- | Some poets capitalize the first word of each line in a poem, while most just follow the normal rules of capitalizing proper names and the first word of each sentence. Either style is fine, as long as one uses it consistently. | + | Some poets also capitalize the first word of each line in a poem, while most just follow the normal rules of capitalizing proper names and the first word of each sentence. Either style is fine, as long as one uses it consistently. |
- | Section headers and the titles of books, movies, and other words are capitalized just like sentences: the first word is capitalized, | + | Section headers and the titles of books, movies, and other works are capitalized just like sentences: the first word is capitalized, |
**//Sento nyen de [lonely]nes// | **//Sento nyen de [lonely]nes// | ||
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Religions and other belief systems aren't capitalized (e.g. **budisme / iman budi** ' | Religions and other belief systems aren't capitalized (e.g. **budisme / iman budi** ' | ||
- | The names of planets (such as **[?]** ' | + | The names of planets (such as **[?]** ' |
**Si den sol bria ku garam.** – The sun is shining warmly today.\\ | **Si den sol bria ku garam.** – The sun is shining warmly today.\\ | ||
- | **Yau ti du bi fa ni bumi, kom ni jana.** – Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. | + | **Tis yau du bi fa ni bumi, kom ni jana.** – Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. |
However, in cases where it matters that these places are indeed celestial bodies, they are generally capitalized. | However, in cases where it matters that these places are indeed celestial bodies, they are generally capitalized. | ||
**[Fact] to Bumi [revolve] ni seronde Sol, ba debe bi jixi a kada [student].** – The fact that the Earth revolves around the Sun should be known to every student.\\ | **[Fact] to Bumi [revolve] ni seronde Sol, ba debe bi jixi a kada [student].** – The fact that the Earth revolves around the Sun should be known to every student.\\ | ||
- | **Jen [visit] | + | **Jen [visit] |
- | Similarly, **dewa** ' | + | Similarly, **deva** ' |
Some names consist of short phrases in Lugamun. In such cases, the first word is always capitalized. Otherwise, any prepositions and conjunctions are written in lower case, while all other words are capitalized. | Some names consist of short phrases in Lugamun. In such cases, the first word is always capitalized. Otherwise, any prepositions and conjunctions are written in lower case, while all other words are capitalized. |
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