Re: tu`a

[John Cowan <cowan@locke.ccil.org>]

And Rosta wrote:

> But in {broda tu`a da}, what is the nearest enclosing bridi for
> da? Does it mean
> 
>   da zo`u broda le su`u da co`e
> 
> or
> 
>   broda le su`u da zo`u da co`e
> 
> ? Jorge clearly thinks the latter, but if anything it's the
> less straightforward option (since it goes against the syntax),
> and I certainly don't remember an official pronouncement in its
> favour.

Well, on the assumption that "tu'a da" means "tu'a le su'u da co'e",
then that means "tu'a le su'u da zo'u da co'e".  I believe this
interpretation to be reasonable, though I grant it is not canon.

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