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Re: [lojban-beginners] Re: Best Word for Humanoid?



On Thursday 09 September 2010 17:45:07 Jonathan Jones wrote:
> Which Pigfish are you talking about?
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigfish

None of them. The word "xajyfi'e" is used for "porpoise" in Alice, apparently 
based on its etymology (Old French "pourpois" from Vulgar 
Latin "porcopiscis").

Pierre
-- 
La sal en el mar es más que en la sangre.
Le sel dans la mer est plus que dans le sang.

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