Re: [bpfk] to'e and causation sumtcita compounds

[Pierre Abbat <phma@bezitopo.org>]

On Wednesday, May 13, 2015 00:43:17 guskant wrote:
> 2-1-1. {ki'u} in the scope of {naku}.
> {naku mi sipna ki'u lo nu do cladu}
> "I sleep because of your loud noise" is false.
> It may signify:
> -1. "The reason for my sleeping is not your loud noise," [1] or,
> -2. "I don't sleep; if I were sleeping, the reason for my sleeping would be
> your loud noise."
> Both interpretations are unusual.

#1 makes more sense, but the sentence doesn't imply that I sleep or that I 
don't sleep.

> 2-1-2. {to'eki'u} in the scope of {naku}.
> {naku mi sipna to'eki'u lo nu do cladu}
> "I sleep prevented by your loud noise" is false.
> It may signify:
> -1. "Something that prevents my sleeping is not your loud noise," [2] or,
> -2. "Your loud noise prevents me from sleeping, and 'I sleep' is false."
> Both interpretations are reasonable.

#1 is {ki'u na'ebo lo nu do cladu kei naku mi sipna}. #2 is {ki'u lo nu do 
cladu kei naku mi sipna}. 

Pierre
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