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A Cattle Drive

by Spokane89, August 19, 2016

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Language: English

Spokane89 (User's profile) August 19, 2016, 1:24:48 AM

I am trying to figure out the correct way to say "cattle drive" I was thinking "bovopelo" from bovino and peli, as the manner on drives the cattle across vast distance is essentially, just shooing them. Thoughts?

noelekim (User's profile) August 19, 2016, 4:57:44 AM

Jen botelo da vin'
Do drinku sen hezito,
Kaj tostu je la san'
De ĉiu bovpelisto.
http://kantaro.ikso.net/la_bovpelistoj

What do 'bovpelistoj' do? My guess is they "kondukas bovpeladon".

sudanglo (User's profile) August 19, 2016, 8:24:30 AM

In the sense of large quantities of cattle being herded long distance over open country you could use bov-karavano. Though if you wish to refer more to the action then bov-pelado.

Karavano in Esperanto is a bit of a false friend for English speakers in that whilst a string of camels crossing a desert with their masters and other travellers is a caravan in English, the other more common meaning, vehicle towed behind a car, is ruldomo in Esperanto.

Karavano is also used to refer to group of Esperantists travelling together to a Congress, with the group perhaps picking up extra kongresontoj on the way.

Vestitor (User's profile) August 19, 2016, 7:49:17 PM

sudanglo:...

Karavano is also used to refer to group of Esperantists travelling together to a Congress, with the group perhaps picking up extra kongresontoj on the way.
Somehow I imagine this as a sort of conga with extra Esperantists joining at the back.

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