Re: functions (zo'o)

[Chris Bogart <cbogart@QUETZAL.COM>]

People (ending with Jorge) wrote:
>>>>       One day our driver fell from the steps.
>>            i ca lo djedi le mi'a jatna cu farlu fi le serti
>
>Does {ca lo djedi} actually mean anything here?
>No, but neither does the English, does it?

Well, you can't just use it anywhere:  "*I was walking to the store with =
my friend Jorge, and then suddenly, one day, I tripped on the curb."  It =
seems to have some function that indicates that the narrative time is =
changing (or starting).  Maybe {tense + ki}???


chris