[lojban] Re: plural markers?

["Chris Capel" <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

On 6/27/06, HeliodoR <exitconsole@gmail.com> wrote:
> > But I think more common than {za'u} or {su'o re}, when
> > plurality is made explicit, will be {so'u}, {so'o}, {so'i}, "a few",
> > "several", "many".
>
> When {ro} [something] signs multiple things does {so'u}
> [something] imply plurality? Exactly one object is a few
> objects, isn't it?

Not in English. It means, roughly, at least 3, but still a small
number, in small groups ("A few of the chairs in my house") or when
specifying group size ("I own a few guns"), and 5-10% in large groups
("A few of the strawberries that were harvested").

Chris Capel
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