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[lojban] Re: LOI PRENU GO PA MEI GI KA'E NAI TE JINGA?
On Mon, 30 Sep 2002, John Cowan wrote:
> Jorge Llambias scripsit:
>
> > I don't know about {cecmu}. In Spanish, "el pueblo" has very strong
> > connotations. (I guess "the people" in English does too, but not
> > necessarily the same ones.) There probably can't be one best
> > translation, each will get better a different aspect.
>
> Of course. "The people" in English is exclusively a political term,
> for one thing.
It's a code work for the peasants + working class. The bourgeoisie are
never part of "the people", though their college age students are
eligible. na'ebo lei vlipa prenu
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