=C2=A0 But don't forget, MA, that a tanru can include = interposed arguments. =C2=A0I.E. "citmau be mi mensi"

=C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 --gejyspa

On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 10:18 AM, MorphemeAddict = <lytlesw@gmail.com> w= rote:

An older/younger sibling is older/younger re= lative to the person whose sibling they are. E.g., My younger brother is yo= unger than *I* am.=C2=A0
I've had a problem all my life with describing my brother who is a year= younger than I am. I've called him my older brother, because he's = the older of my two brothers, but he's still younger than I am. OTOH, c= alling him my older brother implies that he is older than I am. (Now I just= don't talk about him.)=C2=A0

So the seltau {citmau} may not be the best word to use for the meaning= you want.=C2=A0
stevo

On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 9:49 AM, gle= ki <gleki.is.my.name@gmail.com> wrote:

So {citmau mensi} ?
Several languages in= Tatoeba look like they have separate words for older and younger sister.

On Sunday, March 25, 2012 5:17:29 PM UTC+4, stevo wrote:Why do you need lujvo for such words? I s= uggest trying it with tanru first, then if the need (or desire) is great en= ough, create a lujvo.=C2=A0

stevo

On Sun, Mar 25, 2012= at 3:53 AM, gleki <gleki.is.my.name@gmail.com> wro= te:

In some languages there are specific words f= or younger sister, older sister.
This is the problem I faced in Tatoeba= when translating some sentences.

I believe we need lujvo for such words.
{citm= au} or {citno} {mensi} are ambiguous.

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