Re: [lojban] kisto

["Bob LeChevalier (lojbab)" <lojbab@lojban.org>]

At 08:49 PM 11/24/01 -0500, John Cowan wrote:
> Pierre Abbat scripsit:
> > ta'o do zmanei la talibanistan ji la rabanistan?
> >
> > One of the glosses for {kisto} is "Pashto",
>
> IMHO that is an error, and I think I said so to Lojban Central at one
> point.

Etymologically Pakistan and Pashto come from the same word, by my 
understanding.  So Pakistan is kisto gugde, and the Pashto tribe are kisto 
prenu.

lojbab
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