[Lexicog] Lacunae

[Chaz and Helga Mortensen]

No, just wood material and trees. (Wood meaning "forest" is either archaic
or British; I don't use it.) For forest the Emberas have two words: one for
virgin jungle and the other for second growth. Unfortunately there is less
and less virgin jungle each day.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mali Translation" <translation_mali at sil.org>
To: <lexicographylist at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 6:27 PM
Subject: RE: [Lexicog] Lacunae


> Chaz,
>
> Do you mean wood as "forest" or "the material that forms trees"?
> (On another note: So the Emberas do not have the problem of not
>  seeing the wood for trees? ;-)
>
> Fritz



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