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On Wed, Sep 22, 2004 at 06:59:16AM -0400,
MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com wrote:
> If "pimu" (.5) is to be used for 1/2 (which practice I abhor),
> then how is a number like 1/3 to be expressed?  Or 1/17, for a
> more complicated example.

li pi ra'e ci

li pa fi'u ci

li pa fe'i ci

The other:

li pi ra'e no mu bi bi re ci mu re so vo pa pa ze xa vo ze

li pa fi'u pa ze

li pa fe'i pa ze

I personally loathe fi'u, because it's in PA instead of VUhU, which
makes things not work as you'd expect at *all*.  For example, (1+2)
over (2+3) can't be done using fi'u:

li vei pa su'i re ve'u fi'u vei re su'i ci -- unparseable, because
fi'u is not an operator.

-Robin

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