Re: logic vocabulary

Quoting Remi Villatel <maxilys@...>:

> # 1 wrote:
>
> > Sometime, I'll probably need to cut stative and active subjectively like
>
> > (dZaz)     Noun         Adjective          Transitive verbs
> > Intransitive verbs
> >
> > Stative    woman   typic of women   to make a woman of   to become a woman
> >
> > Active       man       typic of men        to make a man of       to become
> > a man
> >
> >
> > It is not discrimination or something it is only for the opposition
> >
> > Maybe someone would have an other word to replace "stative" and "active" to
> > fit with the "woman"/"man" opposition?
>
> Just like Sally said, it's sooooooo sexist! We're in the 21st century, so
> unless your conlang is intended for a primitive culture, you should change
> that eurocentric bias of "woman" being a derivative of "man". You,
> prehistomacho!  ;-)
Eurocentric? What European languages, beyond English, are there that derive
"woman" from "man"?

                                                  Andreas

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