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Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2019 22:01:26 -0400
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I was also unsure if "sy." was the correct way to refer to "le skaci
cakcinki", or if it should be "cy."

On Fri, Sep 6, 2019, 21:55 Xabju <la.xabju@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you. What kind of word (the missing subject) should appear between
> "sy." and "ckaji" if the order were kept the same?
>
> Just to be clarify, all that was needed was "sy." and "ca" switching
> places, right? That's great -- preserves the meter.
>
> On Fri, Sep 6, 2019, 20:16 Pierre Abbat <phma@bezitopo.org> wrote:
>
>> On Friday, 6 September 2019 18.56.42 EDT Xabju wrote:
>> > Hello all,
>> >
>> > Beginner here looking for some help. Wondering if this nonsensical verse
>> > parses:
>> >
>> > le skaci cakcinki cu sakcti ci cidja
>> > .i je ca sy. ckaji ci skaci selcitka
>> >
>> >
>> > It should read, "The 'skirt-beetle' suckingly eats three foods, and it
>> is
>> > now characterized by three skirtish eaten-things."
>>
>> It does parse, but I think you mean ".ije sy. ca ckaji". "ca sy. ckaji"
>> means
>> "when it, [missing subject] is characterized".
>>
>> Pierre
>>
>> --
>> i toljundi do .ibabo mi'afra tu'a do
>> ibabo damba do .ibabo do jinga
>> icu'u la ma'atman.
>>
>>
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<div dir=3D"auto"><div>I was also unsure if &quot;sy.&quot; was the correct=
 way to refer to &quot;le skaci cakcinki&quot;, or if it should be &quot;cy=
.&quot;<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_a=
ttr">On Fri, Sep 6, 2019, 21:55 Xabju &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:la.xabju@gmail.=
com">la.xabju@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_=
quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1=
ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>Thank you. What kind of word (the missing subjec=
t) should appear between &quot;sy.&quot; and &quot;ckaji&quot; if the order=
 were kept the same?<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Just to b=
e clarify, all that was needed was &quot;sy.&quot; and &quot;ca&quot; switc=
hing places, right? That&#39;s great -- preserves the meter.</div><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 6, =
2019, 20:16 Pierre Abbat &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:phma@bezitopo.org" rel=3D"no=
referrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">phma@bezitopo.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br>=
</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-l=
eft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Friday, 6 September 2019 18.56.42 E=
DT Xabju wrote:<br>
&gt; Hello all,<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Beginner here looking for some help. Wondering if this nonsensical ver=
se<br>
&gt; parses:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; le skaci cakcinki cu sakcti ci cidja<br>
&gt; .i je ca sy. ckaji ci skaci selcitka<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; It should read, &quot;The &#39;skirt-beetle&#39; suckingly eats three =
foods, and it is<br>
&gt; now characterized by three skirtish eaten-things.&quot;<br>
<br>
It does parse, but I think you mean &quot;.ije sy. ca ckaji&quot;. &quot;ca=
 sy. ckaji&quot; means <br>
&quot;when it, [missing subject] is characterized&quot;.<br>
<br>
Pierre<br>
<br>
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i toljundi do .ibabo mi&#39;afra tu&#39;a do<br>
ibabo damba do .ibabo do jinga<br>
icu&#39;u la ma&#39;atman.<br>
<br>
<br>
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