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12. Bound variable pro-sumti and pro-bridi: the da-series and the bu'a-series

The following cmavo are discussed in this section:

   da  KOhA    da-series   something-1
    de  KOhA    da-series   something-2
    di  KOhA    da-series   something-3
    bu'a    GOhA    bu'a-series some-predicate-1
    bu'e    GOhA    bu'a-series some-predicate-2
    bu'i    GOhA    bu'a-series some-predicate-3
Bound variables belong to the predicate-logic part of Lojban, and are listed here for completeness only. Their semantics is explained in Chapter 16. It is worth mentioning that the Lojban translation of Example 1.2 is: 

12.1)    la djan. cu lafti
        da poi grana ku'o
        gi'e desygau da
    John raised
        something-1 which is-a-stick
        and shake-did something-1
    John picked up a stick and shook it.
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