la brai,n. cusku di'e > Does "xu ma mi tavla" have any meaning in lojban? Something like "Is there someone who is talking to me? and who is that person?" > Likewise, what does "ma xu tavla" do (if anything)? Probably about the same, since setting the focus to a question word is pretty much like not setting it at all. -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org e'osai ko sarji la lojban