Re: [lojban-beginners] seltau == tertau -> ???

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

On Sunday 09 May 2010 17:14:57 Ian Johnson wrote:
> What happens if the seltau and tertau are identical? Does the seltau only
> contribute its "different" meaning to the tertau in forming the tanru, and
> so something like "mother kind of mother" is redundant and unnecessary? Or
> could {mamta mamta} be a way of saying "grandmother" (perhaps "maternal
> grandmother")?

"mamymamta" means "maternal grandmother". (The same construction is used in 
North Germanic.) "klakyklaku", though, means "cried and cried" in le gusta co 
minde mutce, and "tumtumtricu" is used in Jabberwocky for "tumtum tree", 
which has nothing to do with "tumla". But Jabberwocky also uses "curna 
carnu", which can't be words because they conflict with "curnu carna". As to 
tanru, they can be interpreted either way.

Pierre

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