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Re: [lojban] Naming: Borrowed versus Native

On Friday 17 September 2010 11:19:55 Jonathan Jones wrote:
> So it's the "Selmes mousebird"? And I'd say the Sio is an inventive name,
> but no less a descriptive name than my eagle example.

No, it's the Selmes. The species name, "absurdipes", is a description, 
but "Selmes" is just a name.

What would you accept as a non-descriptive name?

Pierre
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