Re: cmavo hit list - lojbab responds

[Jorge Llambias <jorge@PHYAST.PITT.EDU>]

la goran cusku di'e

> A question about sumti valsi and velski... if you have an expression
> like {le la goran. za'o melbi cidju}, what is its first letter?
> Is this gy., zy., my. or cy.? I'd say the last one, cy., but I'm
> not sure.

I'd also use cy in that case.

> Second, if you have {le tavla be la goran.}, what is {ri}? Is it
> {le tavla be la goran.} or just {la goran.}? I believe the rule is
> the last completed sumti. They both finish off at the same time.
> Or does the former finish later than latter? It is {le tavla be
> la goran. ku be'o ku}... Just some food for thought...

I'd say {ri} is {la goran}. I don't know how the rule is worded, but
I always understood it was the last complete sumti, so, of all those
that have been completed, the one that started last.


Jorge