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[lojban-beginners] Re: difference between di'o and tu'i



On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 9:15 AM, Luke Bergen <lukeabergen@gmail.com> wrote:
> Based on the lojban dictionary I don't quite get the subtle difference
> between di'o and tu'i. Can anyone expound on this for me?
>
> di'oÂÂÂÂÂ BAIÂÂÂÂÂ at the locus ofÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ diklo modal,
> 1st placeÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ at the locus of ...
> tu'iÂÂÂÂÂ BAIÂÂÂÂÂ associated with siteÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ stuzi modal,
> 1st place (used to situate letters)Â associated with site ... ; label with
> location
>
> It seems like they are similar but I don't really know what the exact
> definition of "locus" is anyway so maybe they're completely different.
>
> If you wanted to say "where is John?" would you use di'o, tu'i, or something
> completely different?
>
> - Luke Bergen

They are similar indeed. This issue was discussed in a thread about a
year ago: < http://www.lojban.org/lists/lojban-beginners/msg05823.html
>

"Where is John?" -- { la djan. zvati ma }

mu'o mi'e komfo,amonan