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From: jorge@PHYAST.PITT.EDU
Date: Thu Feb  2 21:09:27 1995
Subject:      Re: replies re. ka & mamta be ma
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la and cusku di'e

> > i ro cmima be le se fancu cu ckini pa cmima be le te fancu
> > le selbri
>
> So, say, "friend" isn't a function, bcs one has more than friend?

i drani

> > i pa po'o cmima be le te fancu  i la'edi'u vajni
>
> Since you say it's important I'd better acknowledge that
> I can't parse or understand it (if you mean {pa poho cmima
> be le te fancu}).

i mi pu djica le nu basna zo pa  i la'e di'u romei


> > > > .i roda poi prenu zo'u da ponse lo ba'e su'onomei
> > > So {da poi prenu zohu da ponse node} is false?
> > na go'i  i lo su'onomei ka'e dunli lo nomei
>
> Indeed so. The question is whether {mi ponse lo nomei ku e
> no da} is a contradiction: I have no idea.

i go'ira'o

> > > I feel [makau] doesn't increase expressive
> > > power: it is an optional add-on, a useful convenience.
> > ie i ku'i pe'i la'e di'u cu jetnu sera'a ro cmavo
>
> Surely not most members of, say SE, LE, PA?

le se broda = da voi broda ke'a => {se} is an optional add-on convenience.
le broda = da voi broda => {le} is an optional add-on convenience.
pa broda = za'uno broda e me'ire broda => {pa} is an add-on convenience.

i ma cmima zo se a zo le a zo pa gi'e traji se nitcu

co'o mi'e xorxes