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> I'm confusing myself about the plural. With numbers now being predicates, not > grammar words, contrary to Loglan, does the particle 'ze' have to change also, > logically? > Currently, I can say > go ten ze hon. > Which is short for: > go ten zehansi hon. > I have morethanonenumberparticle book. > If I have to change it, I have available 'pyu,' from Italian, which means 'more > than,' but I can't help thinking there'll be a serious ambiguity if I say > go ten pyu hon. I say having a special numeral meaning "more than one" is the best way to go. I don't think "piu" fits too well though. I like Chinese "men" but maybe you could also consider "plu" (short for "plural").