Re: [jboske] so'a, so'e, so'i, so'o, so'u

[And Rosta <arosta@uclan.ac.uk>]

According the mahoste -- the gloss "most", and things like "so'e roi", it does 
mean a majority. so'a and so'e make no sense at all unless they are defined 
in terms of ro. But the issue is whether so'o, so'i and so'u are also defined in 
terms of ro. If they are, then what do they all mean, and how do we say "many" and "few", given that they aren't defined in terms of ro?

>>> cowan@ccil.org 11/11/02 04:26pm >>>
Jorge Llambias scripsit:

> On the other hand, {so'e gerku cu zvati le kumfa},
> "most dogs are in the room", is strictly related to
> all the dogs that there are, isn't it?

No, "so'e" emphatically does not refer to a majority.

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