Return-Path: Received: from SEGATE.SUNET.SE by xiron.pc.helsinki.fi with smtp (Linux Smail3.1.28.1 #1) id m0tAjiI-0000ZRC; Wed, 1 Nov 95 22:24 EET Message-Id: Received: from listmail.sunet.se by SEGATE.SUNET.SE (LSMTP for OpenVMS v1.0a) with SMTP id EDEF879E ; Wed, 1 Nov 1995 21:24:45 +0100 Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 15:21:31 EST Reply-To: jorge@PHYAST.PITT.EDU Sender: Lojban list From: jorge@PHYAST.PITT.EDU Subject: Re: Pointing X-To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: Veijo Vilva Content-Length: 517 Lines: 20 > How does one say 'point' as in "I point at the blue chair". This concept seems > to be missing the gi'uste. I thought of trying something with basna > (emphasise) with a method of using the finger, but I don't think it makes > much sense: > > mi basna le blanu stizu le degji > > It seems to need a method of pointing with the finger which is recursive. Well, it could be: mi basna le blanu stizu le nu le blanu stizu cu farna le degji Or with a lujvo: mi degbasna le blanu stizu Jorge