Re: tu`a

[And Rosta <a.rosta@UCLAN.AC.UK>]

John:
> > 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.

I believe that both are reasonable, incompatible with one another,
and not canon.

--And