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On Sunday, March 25, 2012 6:18:28 PM UTC+4, stevo wrote:An older/younger sibling is older/younger relative to the person whose sibling they are. E.g., My younger brother is younger than *I* am.--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, calling him my older brother implies that he is older than I am. (Now I just don't talk about him.)So the seltau {citmau} may not be the best word to use for the meaning you want.stevoOn Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 9:49 AM, gleki <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 suggest trying it with tanru first, then if the need (or desire) is great enough, create a lujvo.stevoOn Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 3:53 AM, gleki <gleki.is.my.name@gmail.com> wrote:
In some languages there are specific words for younger sister, older sister.This is the problem I faced in Tatoeba when translating some sentences.I believe we need lujvo for such words.{citmau} or {citno} {mensi} are ambiguous.--
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