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> >> I don't really know how to do the quantifier "some but not all".
> >Nor me. I was rather surprised when I realized I didn't know how to
> >say it.
> How about veisu'obi'ida'a?
> Or to be really creative da'asu'eda'a
> or even da'asu'e or da'ada'a

{daa suo} would seem to be what's wanted. Note that this came up
in a context where I wanted to UI the "not all" bit but not the
"some" bit. {daa suo} won't allow for that.

coo, mie and