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Re: [Ladekwa] "Electorate"

That's not going to work. The word "electorate" can refer either to a group of electors or the area in which they live. In Australia, it is the latter definition that is the most useful because groups of electors are defined by the area in which they live to begin with. For example, my State electorate is Marrickville and my Federal electorate is Grayndler. Those are areas, not groups of people, so the use of "taw" to describe them seems necessary enough to me.
 
Geoff

 
On 30/10/05, MorphemeAddict@hidden.email <MorphemeAddict@hidden.email > wrote:
In a message dated 10/30/2005 2:37:23 AM Central Standard Time, geoff.hacker@hidden.email writes:


I am looking for a Ladekwa word for "electorate". I note that the word for "elect" is "dyebawpu" and the word for "area" is "byetaw", which could form the basis of a word like "dyebawbyetaw", or a government+vote+constituency+other natural location. However, I am very open to suggestion about this, so what does everybody think?

Thanks,

Geoff


I wouldn't use "taw" at all.  I think of an electorate as a body of people who are entitled to vote.  Since 'elect' is "dyebawpu", I suggest simply "lidyebawpumi" - 'electors'.

stevo
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