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> ni = ka sela'u makau
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I don't see that. {Ni} evaluates to an amount, {ka} to a property.
{ni} evaluates to an amount by one definition: ni = jai sela'u
{ni} evaluates to a property by the other: ni = ka sela'u makau
la djan cu mitre li re le ka ce'u clani
John is 2 meters tall.
la djan cu clani sela'u li piso'i
John is very tall.
le meris cu mitre li papimu le ka ce'u clani
Mary is 1.5 meters tall
la meris cu clani sela'u li piso'u
Mary is "little" tall.
la djan frica la meris le ka ce'u mitre makau
John differs from Mary in how many meters tall they are.
la djan frica la meris le ka ce'u clani sela'u makau
John differs from Mary in how tall they are.
ni1: li piso'i ni la djan clani
=li piso'i jai sela'u clani fai la djan
ni2: la djan frica la meris le ni ce'u clani
=la djan frica la meris le ka ce'u clani sela'u makau
My impression is that ni2 is much more frequent than ni1 in usage,
though certainly not as overwhelmingly so as jei2 over jei1.
mu'o mi'e xorxes
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