Date:  Fri, 14 Nov 1997 11:50:41 -0500 (EST)
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From: John Cowan <cowan@DRV.CBC.COM>
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Subject:      Re: tu`a
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And Rosta wrote:

> But in {broda tu`a da}, what is the nearest enclosing bridi for
> da? Does it mean
>
>   da zo`u broda le su`u da co`e
>
> or
>
>   broda le su`u da zo`u da co`e
>
> ? Jorge clearly thinks the latter, but if anything it's the
> less straightforward option (since it goes against the syntax),
> and I certainly don't remember an official pronouncement in its
> favour.

Well, on the assumption that "tu'a da" means "tu'a le su'u da co'e",
then that means "tu'a le su'u da zo'u da co'e".  I believe this
interpretation to be reasonable, though I grant it is not canon.

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John Cowan      http://www.ccil.org/~cowan              cowan@ccil.org
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