[lojban-beginners] Re: anti-Zipfian gismu rant

[Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.optus.nu>]

On Wednesday 08 August 2007 15:30, Jorge Llambías wrote:
> We have {xatsi} because it corresponds to an SI prefix, I don't see
> a problem with that. We have {gutci} because the language designers
> were from the US. There does not seem to be any other sensible
> explanation for having non-SI units among the gismu.

Also {gutci} has a place for "subunits", which I have no clue what to do with.

> {samcu} is probably part of some gismu group or other that wouldn't
> be complete without it, but I don't know much about that.

{samcu} can refer to any edible starchy root. For cassava specifically I say 
{mandioka}.

Pierre