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Re: [saweli] NSM and other questions

In a message dated 4/9/2009 22:14:49 Eastern Daylight Time, veoler@hidden.email writes:


MorphemeAddict:
> "Bavasu" refers explicitly to people as human animals and means 'humanity',
> not just 'people'..  It is less appropriate than "resu", although it's not
> very different in meaning.

Well, on page 40 in 'Semantics Primes and Universals' it says "all
languages appear to distinguish, in one way or another, between a more
general notion of SOMEONE, or BEING (human or non-human), and a notion
of PEOPLE (necessarily human)." (and you have the book to read the
rest?) So I think it should be included.

--
Veoler


Okay, then maybe "bavasi zok" (plural) is better for "people".  "Bavasu" (generic) means "humanity", which isn't the same as "people".

stevo