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Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: A question about gismu definitions
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On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 14:17, Yoav Nir <yoav.nir@gmail.com> wrote:
> FWIW you see a lot more "prenu" than "remna".
> "remna" is used specifically to denote humans. There is no specific
> requirement for "prenu" to be human or sentient. If you're one of those who
> say "cats are people too" then you could use "prenu" for a cat.
> Suppose you wanted to use legal language. Almost all systems of law have a
> definition of "person" which is someone that can own property, or has the
> capacity to sue or be sued. Such "legal person" can be any human, but also a
> corporation. To construct a lujvo for this, I think we would use "prenu"
> rather than "remna" - humanity in the biological sense does not matter.
> flapre??

This is my new favorite word, and has the added benefit of sounding
(to my English-speaking ears) like something like lawyers are often
claimed to do to their clients...