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Subject: [lojban] Re: le du (was: use of ko'a)
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On Mon, 21 Jul 2003, And Rosta wrote:

> xod:
> > On Mon, 21 Jul 2003, And Rosta wrote:
> >
> > > {le du} is a perfectly acceptable translation of "they". The question
> is:
> > > is unbound ko'a meaningless, or is it equivalent to {le du}.
> >
> > How do you use le du?
>
> As a specific reference without any identificatory description -- much like
> English "them".



Could you give an example text in Lojban?



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