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Re: [saweli] NSM and other questions: small vs. big

In a message dated 4/9/2009 20:55:01 Eastern Daylight Time, veoler@hidden.email writes:


> big = vubek.
> small = vo'amik, vo'amlok, vu'abek.

So "small" is hypernymous to the opposite of "big" in NSM?


I don't understand your question.  Could you rephrase it?
Saweli has several words that translate to "small" (or "little") in English.  The pair "vubek/vu'abek" seems closest to the NSM to me.

stevo