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Re: [saweli] NSM and other questions



In a message dated 4/9/2009 22:18:35 Eastern Daylight Time, veoler@hidden.email writes:


MorphemeAddict wrote:
>> becis = pack, group of carnivorous animals, especially canines.
>
> Is that explicitly the order Carnivora?
>
>
> No, it's just a pack of animals, all of the same kind, that would be named
> with this classifier.
> Any member of "Carnivora" is "bes", which is now defined as "carnivore,
> member of order Carnivora".  "Carnivora" itself is "besu".

I meant, could it refer to a group of sharks or another "pack" where
the individuals were not members of Carnivora, or just for packs of
members of Carnivora?

--
Veoler


Ah, yes, it is strictly members of Carnivora, not just any collection that English calls a pack.  Each classifier can have this kind of group word.  I don't really like it, but it's inherited from Latejami, and I haven't changed it (yet).

stevo