Re: _sloth_ (animal) in various natlangs/conlangs

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>  Poor creature has a bad reputation with that kinda name!
>And considerin' it has been around longer than most other animals,
>it's a shame.
>    I was wondering if this seems to be common practise in other
>languages -
>natlangs and conlangs - to use a word meaning "lazy/laziness" to mean the
>(demean) the animal?  Are there any exceptions to this nasty libel &
>defamation of the sloth character???
Come on now ;) Have you seen this creature move? In water it's faster than
in the trees, and it's so slow moving. I hear theyre so slow and mellow
they even get algae growing in their fur). They really dont do much other
than look for food, and swim when they have to.


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