This is work in progress by Rob Speer - I'm leaving notes to myself for what to fill in.
Proposed Definitions
- ko'a, ko'e, ko'i, ko'o, ko'u, fo'a, fo'e, fo'i, fo'o, fo'u
- Assignable pro-sumti. The referent of each word can be assigned using goi.
- vo'a
- The x1 of this bridi.
- vo'e
- The x2 of this bridi.
- vo'i
- The x3 of this bridi.
- vo'o
- The x4 of this bridi.
- vo'u
- The x5 of this bridi.
- ri
- Repeats the previous sumti.
- ra
- Repeats a recent, but usually not the previous, sumti.
- ru
- Repeats an earlier sumti, to be determined from context.
- ti
- This here - an object near the speaker.
- ta
- That there - an object near the listener.
- tu
- That yonder - an object far from the speaker and the listener.
Proposed keywords
ko'a it-1
ko'e it-2
ko'i it-3
ko'o it-4
ko'u it-5
fo'a it-6
fo'e it-7
fo'i it-8
fo'o it-9
fo'u it-10
vo'a x1 it
vo'e x2 it
vo'i x3 it
vo'o x4 it
vo'u x5 it
ri last sumti
ra recent sumti
ru earlier sumti
ti this here
ta that there
tu that yonder