Return-Path: Received: from SEGATE.SUNET.SE by xiron.pc.helsinki.fi with smtp (Linux Smail3.1.28.1 #1) id m0tCZ5O-0000ZTC; Mon, 6 Nov 95 23:28 EET Message-Id: Received: from listmail.sunet.se by SEGATE.SUNET.SE (LSMTP for OpenVMS v1.0a) with SMTP id 9D68CCF2 ; Mon, 6 Nov 1995 22:28:09 +0100 Date: Mon, 6 Nov 1995 18:43:10 +0000 Reply-To: ucleaar Sender: Lojban list From: ucleaar Subject: Re: perfective counting & katna X-To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: Veijo Vilva Content-Length: 603 Lines: 15 Jorge: > It is not clear how {za'o} behaves as sumti tcita, since it hasn't > been used much as such. I would prefer that it be like {co'a} and > {co'u}, and not like {ba'o} and {pu'o}. [...] > the case of {pu'o} and {ba'o}, where the tag simply has a totally > different effect when used as sumti vs. selbri tcita. I thought that the meaning of ZAHO as sumtcita is still undecided, or at least up for grabs. If the meaning {puo} and {bao} as sumtcita is certain, then can we not take it that other ZAHO behave likewise? I find it strange that {coa} and {cou} not behave like {puo} and {bao}. --- And