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From:         "Robert J. Chassell" <bob@GNU.AI.MIT.EDU>
Subject:      Lojban equivalent of "which?".
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jorge@phyast.pitt.edu cuska di'e

    The problem is that I can't think of any good Lojban equivalent of
    "which?".

There are a whole bunch of them.  It depends on what kind of question
you are asking.  In the context we have been discussing, {ma} asks for
a sumti that clarifies issues for you, as in

    You see what?
    .i do viska ma

The speaker should say something such as

  <in new context, repeat last predication> <fill in query: this brown dog>
    .i ra'o go'i lo ti bunre gerku

or

     I see that which is really a brown dog right here <pointing>.
    .i mi viska lo ti bunre gerku

If that does not tell you which dog the person sees, ask again; or say
{ki'a} to indicate that the communication has failed.

    Robert J. Chassell               bob@gnu.ai.mit.edu
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