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ricky.genova

Re: kalama tu wan anu tu

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--- In tokipona@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Miller" <rdmiller3@...> wrote:> On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 16:34, ricky.genova <ricky.genova@...> wrote:> > --- In tokipona@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Miller" <rdmiller3@> wrote:> >>> >> nimi mute "e ala" LI jo e kalama PI tu wan anu KALAMA tu?> >>> >> > This is a lot strange!> >> > So tu wan doesnt count as a single quantifier?>> "tu wan" is two words. Why would it count as one?>> "kalama tu wan" would mean something like "one of a pair of sounds".Wouldn't that be "kalama tu taso"?
Josan Kapo

Re: kalama tu wan anu tu

Post by Josan Kapo »

> >> > "kalama tu wan" would mean something like "one of a pair of sounds".>>> Wouldn't that be "kalama tu taso"?>mi pilin e ni: "wan pi kalama tu" anu "wan taso pi kalama tu" li sama "one of apair ofsounds."
Helmut Voigt

Re: Re: kalama tu wan anu tu

Post by Helmut Voigt »

I think that composite numbers such as "tu wan" or "luka luka" are to be treatedas one quantifier. As for "one of a pair of sounds", I would say "wan pi kalamatu". ni li pona ala pona?jan Elumutu --- Rick Miller <rdmiller3@gmail.com> schrieb am Mo, 8.12.2008:Von: Rick Miller <rdmiller3@gmail.com>Betreff: Re: [tokipona] Re: kalama tu wan anu tuAn: tokipona@yahoogroups.comDatum: Montag, 8. Dezember 2008, 23:59On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 16:34, ricky.genova <ricky.genova@ yahoo.it> wrote:> --- In tokipona@yahoogroup s.com, "Rick Miller" <rdmiller3@. ..> wrote:>>>> nimi mute "e ala" LI jo e kalama PI tu wan anu KALAMA tu?>>>> This is a lot strange!>> So tu wan doesnt count as a single quantifier?"tu wan" is two words. Why would it count as one?"kalama tu wan" would mean something like "one of a pair of sounds".[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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