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[lojban] Re: jordis

la jordis cusku di'e
 
> How do I mark the focus in lojban?

Lojban can mark the topic (when it is a sumti) by placing
it in the prenex:

   lo xanto zo'u lo pilka cu mutce rotsu
   "As for elephants, the skin is very thick."

but there is no convention for explicit marking of focus 
yet. Possible candidate markers are {ba'e} (emphasis) and 
{bi'u} (new-information).

mu'o mi'e xorxes



		
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