cmavo: ji'a (UI3b)
Proposed Definition
Discursive. Used to indicate an additional case or additional cases.
Proposed Keywords
- also
- too
- additionally
- in addition
- as well
- moreover
- furthermore
- to boot
- even
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Usage Examples
- lo plise cu xamgu lo nu kanro .i ji'a py. kukte
- Apples are good for your health, and, in addition, they taste great.
- mi ji'a nelci lo plise
- I too like apples.
- lo xagji cribe cu citka lo cinki ku ji'a sai
- A hungry bear will eat even insects.
cmavo: ku'i (UI3b)
Proposed Definition
Discursive. Used to indicate a contrasting case or contrasting cases.
Proposed Keywords
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Usage Examples
- mi ca cliva .i ku'i mi ba za xruti
- I'm leaving now, but I'll be back in a while.
cmavo: mi'u (UI3b)
Proposed Definition
Discursive. Used to indicate the same case or cases.
Proposed Keywords
- ditto
- the very
- himself
- herself
- itself
- themselves
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Usage Examples
- mi pu zi co'a cusku di'u mi'u la .djan.
- I was just saying the very same thing to John.
cmavo: mi'u nai (UI3b)
Proposed Definition
Discursive. Used to indicate another case or other cases.
Proposed Keywords
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Usage Examples
- mi pu lebna lo cukta la .djan. gi'e dunda cy. mi'u nai la .djein.
- I took a book from John and gave another one to Jane.
cmavo: po'o (UI3b)
Proposed Definition
Discursive. Used to indicate the only relevant case or cases.
Proposed Keywords
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Usage Examples
- mi pu tcidu le pamoi po'o xe fanva
- I read only the first translation.
- mi troci lo nu daspo lo dacti se pi'o le mi menli ku po'o
- I try to destroy an object using just my mind.
- po'o lo pavyseljirna na zasti
- The only thing is, unicorns don't exist.
cmavo: si'a (UI3b)
Proposed Definition
Discursive. Used to indicate a similar case or similar cases.
Proposed Keywords
See Also
Usage Examples
- ka'u mi zmajbi lo smani lo ratcu .i si'a lo mlatu jo'u lo gerku cu zmajbi vo'a lo bakni jo'u lo xarju
- We know that we are closer to monkeys than to rodents. Similarly cats and dogs are closer to one another than to cows or pigs.
Notes
Add {po'o nai} ("among others") and {po'o cu'i} ("for one", "not excluding others").
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