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On Sunday 06 November 2011 16:46:04 jongausib wrote:
> I wonder if there's a word for sex/gender in lojban?
>
> Could you say something like "ma terganti do" and the answer is nanmu
> or fetsi (or something in between) to describe the biological sex of
> someone (usually defined by chromosomes, hormones, the presence of
> ovary, the shape of external genitalia etc).
>
> The sociological defined gender may be something else, but I think
> {tercinse} is useful for most situations since gender is what you're
> doing rather than what you are, according to for example Judith
> Butler. So tercinse could probably include if you identify yourself
> as, are attracted to and/or have had some sexual experience with other
> males and/or females, and how feminine/masculine you are according to
> some standard.
>
> Does this makes sense?

Yes, but what does x2 of "gencinse" mean?

> By the way, is there any word for twins in lojban?

"tarbykansa" covers twins, triplets, etc. 

Pierre
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