Re: [lojban-beginners] Several beginner's questions

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

On Sunday 25 September 2011 08:43:02 gleki wrote:
> OK, so how can I start using these words ?
> Should I put 'em on some kinda vote on these words ?
> Who can judge that they are good enough to cover the meaning of (in this
> case) fingerprint and trace ?

Just start using them :) You may want to enter them in jbovlaste.

It's very common that words in two languages do not cover the same 
meaning. "Trace" also means the sum of the diagonal elements of a matrix, but 
I would not call that "klapri", though in German "Spur" (cognate to "spoor") 
is used.

Another word you could use for "fingerprint" is "prepri", which also includes 
footprints: x1 is a print made on x2 by person x3. I'd use that for the 
distinctive mark of a person, when it's not important which finger of which 
hand made the print.

Pierre
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