new voi

A new use for the cmavo voi, as proposed by la selpa'i

cmavo: voi (NU) Proposed Definition Prenex predicate abstraction. x1 is such that the contained bridi holds true of it. Contains a {ke'a} whose antecedent is the x1 of the voi-abstraction. Allows for many kinds of argument-fronting and mid-sentence prenexes. See Also: {zo'u} Keywords Examples lo mumdei ku po'o voi mi penmi lo pampe'o ca ke'a Fridays are the only time I meet my loved one. ba'e ma voi do klama ke'a WHERE IS IT that you are going? (wh-fronting) la .pam. cu melbi gi'e voi so'i da nelci ke'a Pam is beautiful and is liked by many. (lit. "is such that many like her") (mid-sentence prenex) la. pit. cu stati gi'e voi so'i da manci lo nu ke'a dansu Pete is talented and many are amazed by his dancing (mid-sentence prenex with nested pronoun) mi kecti lo voi ke'a jinvi lo du'u ke'a to'e melbi I feel sorry for those who think that they aren't beautiful. Formulae ko'a voi ke'a broda == ko'a broda su'o da zo'u da broda == su'o da voi ke'a broda ko'a voi ko'e broda preposition ke'a == ko'e broda preposition ko'a ko'a goi fo'a broda fo'a == ko'a voi ke'a broda ke'a Merits The proposed voi has a wide range of applications, from fluid prenexes to jai-like argument fronting (but without needing fai) and is helpful when a bridi contains complex scope interactions. It allows one to easily express complex reflexives, and overall increases Lojban's flexibilty at the word order level. As voi is like a mid-sentence prenex, it also enables the use of quasi-prenexes after bridi-tail connectives (see examples above).