[lojban-beginners] Re: precise definition of cmene

[Zefram <zefram@fysh.org>]

melissa@fastanimals.com wrote:
>"la serinus.serinus.kanarias."?  It takes the "la" article, and is formed
>like a name.  But in what way does this not stand for a class of things?

"la serinus.serinus.kanarias." refers to a species.  A species is an
individual entity, with its own name.

>la dinas. gerku la mutt

"la mut." (remember, cmene are formed phonetically) would not refer to
any individual entity, and so is not a valid usage.

-zefram