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[lojban-beginners] Strange modals



coi ro do
 
I've been reviewing modals.  Most are ok, but there are a few which I find troublesome:
 
1) {pa'a} comes from {panra} which is defined as 'x1 parallels x2 differing only in property x3 (ka; jo'u/fa'u term) by standard/geometry x4'.  What does 'parallels' mean?  From the example on the Wiki (pei da'i mi basygau fi le mi mulno xekri taxfu fe lo mulno blabi taxfu pa'a tu'a la xavier What do you think of me replacing my all-black clothes with all-white clothes, like Xavier?), I understand that 'parallels' really means 'is similar to'.  Is that the case? Then why doesn't it say so?
 
Also, what does the (jo'u/fa'u) mean?
 
2) {kai} comes from {ckaji}, as does {ka}.  In a sentence like (kai le karce cu xamgu se kai le ka skari. The car is good in the property of its colour) isn't there a redundancy?  The sentence actually seems to say 'The car is good in the property of the property of its colour'.
 
3) {ma'e} comes from {marji} which is defines as 'x1 is material/stuff/matter of type/composition including x2 in shape/form x3'. So how come {ma'e} in {mi pilno lo rokci lo nu finti lo larcu dacti kei ma'e ta. I use rock to create objects of art, including that one over there} means 'including'? 
 
4) {di'o} comes from {diklo}.  Was the issue raised in http://www.lojban.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=Issues+with+checkpointed+BPFK+sections&bl  ever resolved?  I must admit I still have problems knowing when to use {di'o} and when to use {tu'i}.
 
mu'o mi'e andrus