On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 6:11 AM, ranorit= c <ranorith@gmai= l.com> wrote:

It does. Unfortunately, while "ti" might translate as "this = thing",
the converse isn't always true. From the CLL: "The cmavo ``ti'= ',
``ta'', and ``tu'' provide only the pointing function of ``= this'' and
``that''; they are not used to refer to things that cannot be point= ed
at."

It would be like saying in English "this object composed on my
Android".

Ah, but I /can/ point to to it. All= I have to do is log in to my email and open up the message.

Would y= ou say that a piece of paper is qualifies as something that can be referenc= ed as {ti}, but the letter written on it isn't?
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go'i .i uinaiku'i zo ti fanza zoi gy this thing gy na roroi soi .i<= br> la'e zoi gy CLL gy cusku zoi gy The cmavo ``ti'', ``ta''= ;, and ``tu''
provide only the pointing function of ``this'' and ``that''= ; they are
not used to refer to things that cannot be pointed at. gy .i la'e de= 9;u
simsa lonu cusku bau glibau zoi gy this object composed on my Android
gy

PS note: Does "na soi" or even riskier "na roroi soi" w= ork?

On Mar 23, 9:52=A0am, Jonathan Jones <eyeo...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 1:46 P= M, Lindar <lindartheb...@yaho= o.com> wrote:
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> > "ti" refers to a place or thing. I think "di'u= " is much more appropriate.
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> > {ti} is demonstrative for things in physical space. We have {di&#= 39;u} for
> > -this very reason-. It's like insisting on calling a gorilla = a "monkey".
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