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13th June 2007, 11:50 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: College Park, MD
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Nice sword! (Better than my Yi swords, I'm afraid.)
The Yi used to be commonly referred to as Lolos, a pejorative nickname developed by non-Yi neighbors, in Western sources. The use of "saber" for both curved and straight single-edged swords better corresponds with Chinese usage, in which "dao" means both (with whatever modifier indicates the blade or sword form). |
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