Re: The two lo'es (was: essentials of a gadri system)

la xod cusku di'e

> ca'e indicates it's on the authority of the speaker, but definitions are
> larger than that.

{ka'u} then?

> According to Nick:
[...]
> lo'e makes claims that are generic and intrinsic to the
> referent, i.e. "Lions live in Africa"; 

That's not an "intrinsic" property, as John has pointed out.

> "Lions live in Africa" is a claim in some way definitional of lions, or at
> least characteristic of them. 

I don't see that it is definitional either, at least I don't think my 
concept of what a lion is would change if there were no more lions in 
Africa. It seems to me that it is just typical/characteristic. {na'o}
would seem to cover it.

mu'o mi'e xorxes


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