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Proposed Definitions

bi'u (UI3a)
Discursive. Used to indicate new information. (cf. nindatni)

lebi'u la NA,lenz. ku dinju
cu selcme zo cernyzda
.i ra spogau so'i
to'e se funca .e mi
There is a house in New Orleans,
They call the Rising Sun,
And it's been the ruin' of many a poor boy,
And Lord, I know, I'm one.


bi'u nai (UI*3a)
Discursive. Used to indicate old information. (cf. saurdatni)

.i denpa stizu cpana
jamfu .i trene drata
.i tcadu bi'u nai krefu
je se bapli mibypre
She's got one foot on the platform,
The other on the train,
I'm going back to New Orleans,
Gonna wear that ball and chain.


jo'a (UI3a)
Discursive. Used to express metalinguistic yes, confirm a presupposition. (cf. drani)

jo'a go'i
That's right, yes.


kau (UI3a)
Discursive. Used to indicate an indirect question.

mi na djuno lo du'u ti mo kau
I don't know what this is.

.e'o ko no da jungau lo du'u mi zvati ma kau
Please don't tell anyone where I am.

loi bangu cu ficysi'u lo ka xo kau da jicmu valsi lo skari ce'u
Languages differ in how many basic colour terms they have.

.ei do jdice lo du'u xu kau do djica lo nu klama
You ought to decide whether or not you want to go.


li'o (UI3a)
Discursive. Used to indicate omitted text.

lo pavdei cu pa moi djedi i lo reldei cu re moi djedi i li'o
Monday is the first day, Tuesday is the second day, and so on.


na'i (UI3a)
Discursive. Used to express metalinguistic not, deny a presupposition. (cf. naldra, nalmapti)

do krici ma zo kampu
na'i go'i .i mi na djuno tu'a le gismu
What do you believe of "kampu"?
No, I don't know that gismu.


pau (UI3a)
Discursive. Used to indicate that a question follows. (cf. preti)

pau do darlu lo du'u la'e di'u cu palci ji vrude
Are you arguing that that is evil or virtuous?


pau nai (UI*3a)
Discursive. Used to indicate a rhetorical question.

pau nai ki'u ma mi za'o jundi do
Why do I keep listening to you?


pe'a (UI3c)
Discursive. Used to indicate figurative / non-literal / metaphorical language.

mi mutce ke jelca pe'a cortu le kanla
I have an intense "burning" pain in my eyes.


pe'a nai (UI*3c)
Discursive. Used to indicate non-figurative / literal / non-metaphorical language.

pe'a nai lo nu zbasu lo sanso cu mentu li pa
It takes literally a minute to make the sauce.


sa'a (UI3a)
Discursive. Used to indicate an editorial insertion. (cf. setca)

lu .ei do ckeji sei sa'a la alis cusku li'u
"You ought to be ashamed of yourself," said Alice.


ta'u (UI3a)
Discursive. Used to express making a tanru. (cf. tanru)
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ta'u nai (UI*3a)
Discursive. Used to express expanding the tanru.
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ge'e (UI6)
Attitudinal. Used to express an unspecified emotion.

fo'a di'i nai cmoni .i mo'u bacru lu ge'e frica li'u
He hems and haws. "It's different," he finally says.


ki'a (UI6)
Attitudinal question. Used to express textual confusion. (cf. cfipu, kucli)

le ki'a jubme
Which table?


ki'a nai (UI*6)
Non-question. Used to express understanding.

ki'a nai .i do pu xalbo
I see, you were joking.


xu (UI6)
Discursive. Used to pose a true-false question.

xu ti banzu
Is this enough?

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