In a message dated 2/1/2002 7:02:45 AM Central Standard Time, araizen@newmail.net writes:I'm switching 'a'o' to 'sei Well, either {sei mi pacna} functions like {a'o} or it functions to give {ko'a klama i mi pacna la'e di'u}. Neither of these is quite {mi pacna le du'u ko'a klama}. The first has no truth value, the second has two, one of them the same as {mi pacna le du'u...} the other just that of {ko'a klama}. The argument seems to be which it is, with the Refgram and the first examples on the {a'o} side, you on the second -- or maybe a third -- side (to deal with the focus issue). I'm inclined to think it depends upon the brivla involved and in the case of {pacna} it goes to the {a'o} side. Little though I like {ka'u'u} I think it is wiser to use these than ones with established -- though limited -- usage when you are experimenting. In this case, I expect that it might be possible to actually use {ka'u} in the way you intend without conflicts, once the need and pattern were settled. |