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la djan cusku di'e
> Rather, CLL lo'e is about *characteristic* properties. It is characteristic
> of lions to live in Africa, to have short intestines, and to eat antelope.
But is it characteristic of short intestines to be had by lions?
Is it characteristic of antelope to be eaten by lions? If not, what
do we relate {lo'e cinfo} with?
> > What if 50% of camels have two humps, and the rest have only one? Does
> > lo'e camel have 1.5 humps?
>
> No. (After some research, I find it impossible to nail down the relative
> number of humps on camelids -- there seem to be no decent stats about
> domesticated animals, which make up the great majority.) lo'e camel
> simply wouldn't have a hump count, for the same reason that he/she doesn't
> have a gender.
In my view, lo'e kumte is sometimes female and sometimes male, sometimes
it has one hump and sometimes two (and other times none). In many context
the question is irrelevant. It is like asking "what does John Cowan hold
in his hand?". It varies with context, and in many contexts it is
irrelevant.
mu'o mi'e xorxes
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