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Below is an attempt to summarize the range of meanings
of operators and degree words that I perceive a need
for, and a stab at indicating possible lexicalizations
where I can think of any.
If you can fill in the gaps and/or suggest better
lexicalizations, this would be welcome.
UNARY OPERATORS
- : false
0 : sorta
+ : true
- 0 +
=====
- 0 + ja'a
+ 0 - na
- + - ja'a cu'i = na cu'i
+ + - na'e ja'a ku
- + + na'e na ku
+ - + na('e?) ja'a cu'i = na('e?) na cu'i
DEGREES
ja'a cai : very
ja'a sai : fairly
ja'a ru'e : barely
na ru'e : almost
na sai : fairly un-
na cai : not at all
TYPES OF NEGATION OF DEGREE
na('e?) <ja'a sai> : in degree that is other than <very>
?? : in degree that is less than
?? : in degree that is more than
DEGREES OF JA'A CU'I
?? : sorta-but-closer-to-being-POS-than-NEG
?? : sorta-but-much-closer-to-being-POS-than-NEG
?? : sorta-but-somewhat-closer-to-being-POS-than-NEG
?? : sorta-but-slightly-closer-to-being-POS-than-NEG
?? : sorta-but-closer-to-being-NEG-than-POS
?? : sorta-but-much-closer-to-being-NEG-than-POS
?? : sorta-but-somewhat-closer-to-being-NEG-than-POS
?? : sorta-but-slightly-closer-to-being-NEG-than-POS
--And.