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Date: Thu Apr 17 12:12:50 1997
From: Esteban Flamini <eflamini@UNS.EDU.AR>
Subject:      Re: ma'oste
To: John Cowan <cowan@LOCKE.CCIL.ORG>
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>ma djica lenu mi benji ti vo'a
[Iain Alexander]

It seems to work, but I'm not sure whether 'vo'a' repeats the first place of
'djica' or that of 'benji'.

Alternatively, if ko'a is not assigned so far, and context ensures the
desired interpretation, you could say

ma djica lenu mi benji ti ko'a

(asking for an opinion).
la djan. cpedu le liste mi .i ma djica lenu mi benji ti ko'a
John asked me for the list. Who would like me to send it (to John)?

(making an offer)
mi zbasu le liste .i ma djica lenu mi benji ti ko'a
I made the list. Who would like me to send it (to you)?

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> In other words, could I ask "mo zdani do" for "what kind of house
> do you live in" or "ta blanu mo" for "what is that blue thing"?
[Lee Daniel Crocker]

Many of us, including me, thought it to be right. Later, I found an example
of such an use of 'mo' in the baselined grammar, Ch. 7, Sec. 9:

> 9.5)    lo mo prenu cu darxi do
>                 .i barda
>         A [what selbri?] type-of person hit you?
>                 (Observative:) A big thing.
>         Which person hit you?  The big one.

Esteban Flamini