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From: Logical Language Group <lojbab>
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Subject: mamta be ma
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>> Really? So "lo mamta be koha .e kohe" means koha and kohe are siblings?
>
>I think so.

Not necessarily.  "lo mamta" can be plural.  But then you get distributive
sentences under logical expansion.

>> How would you say "the mothers of Jorge and And"?
>
>Perhaps {lei mamta be la xorxes a la and}.
>
>If you want to be precise, I don't see any way of shortening {le mamta
>be la xorxes be'o e le mamta be la and}.

Use a non-logical connective.

lojbab