Re: [lojban] Specifying sumti types: another revision of gimste is complete

[Pierre Abbat <phma@bezitopo.org>]

On Sunday, May 25, 2014 20:09:04 Jorge Llambías wrote:
> No, I've never been able to figure out how to use the species places. CLL
> suggests Linnaean names, but since I don't know the Linnaean name of
> practically any animal and much less plant, I don't really have a use for
> those places.

You can use any name, from the Linnaean name quoted with "la'o" to a selbri 
with "la" in front. For example:

lo cionmau be la barda cu cionmau la'o .ly. Ailuropoda .ly .i lo cionmau be la 
cmalu cu cionmau la'o .ly. Ailurus .ly. (I sometimes jokingly call the latter 
"cionme'a".) Using the species place makes it clear you're not talking about a 
panda bear cub, which could be called "cmalu cionmau".

ti gerku la dotco lange'u. This sounds redundant, but "lo dotco lange'u" could 
refer to a Caucasian ovcharka who was born and lived all her life in Germany.

"ti guzme la .luf." is equivalent to "ti panjyzme".

You can also use "lo'e se <some other plant/animal word>" in the species 
place. E.g. "ti spati lo'e se guzme", "ti spati la'o ly. Cucurbitaceae .ly.", 
and "ti guzme" are equivalent. Similarly Polygonaceae = lo'e se xruba. ("lo'e 
se latna" and "lo'e se cionmau" aren't taxa, whatever they are.)

What are some plants or animals that you talk about or would like to?

Pierre
-- 
When a barnacle settles down, its brain disintegrates.
Já não percebe nada, já não percebe nada.

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