Re: [lojban] Re: Re: month names

[Pierre Abbat <phma@oltronics.net>]

>We could still use the western zodiac signs. It doesn't have to be 
>animals. The western zodiac signs are already pretty well fixed to 
>the months. The biggest problem is distinguishing between crabs 
>and scorpions in lojban.
>
>July            la jukma'i

"jukni" by itself is "spider", not "crab". Crabs aren't arachnids; the division
into insects and non-insect arthropods doesn't make sense taxonomically.

>November        la jukrskorpio masti

rebjukma'i? not sure how to say "sting"

Also, the signs don't coincide with the months.

phma