[lojban-beginners] Re: precise definition of cmene

[melissa@fastanimals.com]

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004, Zefram wrote:

> 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.

OK, thanks, making more sense now . . . but "Labrador Retriever," for
example, is a breed.  Could I then say "la labrydor.rytrivyr." although
that is not a Latin classification?  Or is that considered too vague since 
it isn't biologically defined?

How *would* I say that Deena is a mutt?  Could I say

la dinas. gerku le mixre

Could I even say

la dinas. mixre la labrydor.rytrivyr.

if I wanted to specify that she is a Lab mix?

We like our dog, and talk about her a lot.  .a'i

-- 
Melissa H.
Dogmom to Deena the wonder dog
Mother to Nicholas, born 11/24/2002