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From: Arnt Richard Johansen <arj@nvg.org>
To: jbovlaste@lojban.org
Subject: [jbovlaste] Re: Alice in Wonderland 04
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On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 11:18:31AM -0700, A. PIEKARSKI wrote:
> Forget the previous message.  I hit SEND accidently.
> 
> > > On Friday 16 July 2010 10:57:41 A. PIEKARSKI wrote:
> > > > Dried grapes are either raisins, sultanas or currants.  So a fu'ivla based
> > > > on Vitis would be appropriatre for raisins, sultanas and currants which I
> > > > think would be good enough for Alice.  Something like {sudga vtistivi}.
> > > > (The lojban wiki seems to be down, and I don't remember the acceptable
> > > > type 4 forms).
> > > 
> > > A word can't begin with "vt", and we don't need a fu'ivla for "grape"; 
> >there's 
> >
> > 
> > > already a lujvo, "vanjba".
> > > 
> 
> Trouble is that the proposed {vanjba} is based on the gismu {vanji}.  But 
> not all grapes are processed into wine.  In particular, the Corinth grapes 
> that are dried to become currants are NEVER used to make wine.

There is no need, a priori, for something to be pressed into wine for it to be a {vanjba}.

-- 
Arnt Richard Johansen                                http://arj.nvg.org/
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