BPFK Section: Scope cmavo
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Proposed Definitions And Examples
cmavo: bo (BO)
Proposed definition
Short scope link. Used in various grammatical constructions and acts as a high precedence link, overriding usual left-grouping rules. Chains linked with {bo} are grouped to the right.
See also
- {ke}
- {tu'e}
Proposed keywords
- short scope link
- hyphen
Usage examples
- melbi cmalu bo nixli bo ckule
- "Small school for girls which is beautiful"
- .abu je by jabo cy
- "A and (B or C)"
- za'a na cumki fa le nu abuboi za'ure'u bartu le kumfa iseki'ubo abu tolgei uenai
- "It was not possible for A. to be outside the room again; therefore A. was sad"
- lo sezyjgidu'e noroi tirna na'ebo lo si'avla
- "The arrogant never hear anything but praise"
cmavo: co (CO)
Proposed definition
tanru inversion operator. Reverses the order of the seltau and the tertau in a tanru. Any trailing sumti apply to the seltau.
See Also
Proposed keywords
- tanru inversion
- of type
Usage examples
- le romei cazi zutse gi'e barda djine co se midju la smacu
- "They all sat and formed a big ring around the Mouse"
cmavo: cu (CU)
Proposed definition
selbri separator. Separates the selbri of a bridi from any preceding sumti, allowing terminators for preceding constructs to be elided.
See Also
- {vau}
- {ku}
Proposed keywords
- selbri separator
Usage examples
- le nu kelci cu cfari
- "The game begins"
cmavo: ke (KE)
Proposed definition
Start grouping. Used in various grammatical constructions to indicate grouping. Elements enclosed by {ke} and the elidable terminator {ke'e} are grouped together.
See also
- {ke'e}
- {bo}
- {tu'e}
Proposed keywords
- start grouping
Usage examples
- melbi cmalu ke nixli ckule
- "Beautifully small school for girls"
- .abu je ke by ja cy
- "A and (B or C)"
cmavo: ke'e (KEhE)
Proposed definition
Elidable terminator for KE.
See Also
- {ke}
Proposed keywords
- end grouping
- terminator
Usage examples
- ke melbi cmalu nixli ke'e je ckule
- "Thing which is a school and a beautifully small girl"
cmavo: ku (KU)
Proposed definition
End sumti. Elidable terminator for description, modal, or negator sumti. Often elidable.
See Also
- {cu}
Proposed keywords
- end sumti
- terminator
Usage examples
- le lalxu ca'o tisna loi cipni ku joi loi danlu
- "The lake continued to fill up with birds and animals."
- caku mo
- "Now what?"
- roda naku su'ode rodi zo'u da de simsa di .ije da na'e du de
- "For every thing, there is no other thing which is similar to the first in all ways"
cmavo: vau (VAU)
Proposed definition
End simple bridi. Elidable terminator for a simple bridi; in compound bridi (GA/GIhA bridi logical connections), sumti appearing after {vau} are common to all the component bridi.
See Also
- {cu}
Proposed keywords
- end simple bridi
- terminator
Usage examples
- lo patfu ca lo ca tcika cu ta'e voksa tcidu se va'u lo mamta gi'e su'o roi go'i se va'u lo ji'a mensi vau lo vanci karni
- "The father at this time habitually reads aloud, for the benefit of the mother and sometimes also the sister, the evening paper".
- ko sanga lu cakyrespa stasu li'u ta vau aipei doi slabu
- "Sing her 'Turtle Soup', will you, old fellow?"