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RE: [lojban] Genders

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From: "Craig" <ragnarok@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 06:17:41 -0400
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>How do we say "he-cat" and "she-cat"?  Or for that matter, how do we
>say "actor" and "actress" in differentiating sex?  I know there are
>gismu "ninmu" and "nanmu," but I would I guess they are not used for
>animals?  Are there cmavo for genders?  I cannot find any in the
>lists...

We use the gismu fetsi (female, rafsi fet and fe'i) and nakni (male, rafsi
nak). Ergo, "le nakni bakni cu bunre xunre," the bull is brownish red.


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