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On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 webmaster@lojban.org wrote:

> !! Proposed Definition for ne
>
> ;ne (GOI):Incidental (non-restrictive) relative phrase marker.
>
> ** The "relative" part means that it relates a clause to a sumti. It attaches to a sumti to provide additional information about the referents of that sumti.

It attaches a phrase to a sumti, not a clause. Basically, overcopying (and the
same for pe, po, po'e, po'u, and no'u).

> ! Formal Definitions
>
> (AKA conversion formulas)
>
> || noi | sumti noi ke'a broda | sumti to ri xi rau broda toi

If we're putting it immediately after the sumti, can we just use ri instead of
ri xi rau?

> * The "ri xi rau" in "noi" is intended to count back to the preceding sumti.
>

In which case, we could get rid of this.
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