Subject: Re: [lojban] Re: Beyond Whorf: "things," "qualities," and the origin of nouns and adjectives

From: "TommyLee Whitlock" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 21:02:20 -0400

> Not to me. In light of {ninmu} `woman', {ninba} makes me imagine
> an old woman (a granny) rather than a young one (a girl).
> 

"ninba" seems to trigger "bimbo" for me, which is generally in American slang, 
a pretty, young, but very vapid young woman. 

Cheers,
tommylee