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Posted by xorxes on Mon 08 of Nov, 2004 23:20 GMT posts: 1912

Concise definitions for noi and poi might go something
like this:

noi (NOI)

Non-restrictive relative clause marker. It attaches a clause to

the sumti which it follows, providing additional information about the
referents of that sumti. Inside the clause, ke'a indicates the precise
place of the bridi that the sumti fills. For unquantified sumti, the clause
applies to all the referents of the sumti. For quantified sumti, the clause
applies to the restriction of the referents of the sumti determined by the
quantifier. With description sumti, the relative clause can also be attached
inside the sumti, before or after the selbri; in this case the clause applies
to all the referents of the sumti, whether there is an outer quantifier or not.
The relative clause is terminated with ku'o, which is often elidable.

poi (NOI)

Restrictive relative clause marker. It attaches a clause to the

sumti which it follows, putting a restriction on the referents of that sumti.
Inside the clause, ke'a indicates the precise place of the bridi that the
sumti fills. The clause selects from all the referents of the sumti just those
that satisfy it. With description sumti, the relative clause can also be
attached inside the sumti, before or after the selbri. The relative clause is
terminated with ku'o, which is often elidable.

(In the case of {poi}, the point of attachment of the clause doesn't
make a diference.)

mu'o mi'e xorxes

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