Re: 'nai' and .UI and ambiguity

[John Cowan <cowan@locke.ccil.org>]

Richard Curnow scripsit:

> I think the nai binds as closely as possible, in this case to the UI
> indicator.

Yes. "nai" always binds to the previous word.

> If you need to force the end of a UI so that nai binds to the
> thing the UI qualifies, you can stick "y" after the UI, e.g
> 
> broda je ge'e y nai brode
> 
> I don't know whether this is the 'official' solution though!

No, that doesn't work: the nai binds to the "y", which is in effect
the same as binding it to the "ge'e". Short of using an eraser
cmavo, once you have said "ge'e" it is simply too late to attach "nai"
to the "je".

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