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Re: [katanda] different meanings for "batsa"



BestATN@hidden.email wrote:
> 
> >batsa - be, be equal to, be the same as. 
> 
> It seems that "batsa" is a symmetric relation:  "Batsa A B" = 'A is the same 
> as B', which implies "batsa B A".  In many sentences though, this is not 
> true.
> 

Please stop assuming that Katanda is a logical language.  It isn't.
Katanda translations will reflect usage in natural languages regardless
of how illogical it is.

Perhaps you should consider studying a real logical language such as
Lojban or Loglan.


Regards,

Rick Morneau
http://www.srv.net/~ram
http://www.eskimo.com/~ram