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la pycyn cusku di'e
On the other hand, it it is used to introduce a character which has a continuing life in the text, it is, as in logic, a singular (and dealt with mosteffectively with a namely-rider, {goi ...}. It is the easiest way to get toa singular in Lojban.
The namely-rider can be used with {lo broda} as easily as
with {da poi broda}, so I don't see how that makes a
difference.
I still have trouble with this namely-rider notion though.
I don't see how it can be made to work in general. It requires
a very restricted context.
Consider this example:
le ci nanmu cu kansa da poi ninmu zi'e goi ko'a
Each of the three men was with a woman, ko'a.
I don't see any way to use ko'a unless we remain within
the scope of {ro le ci nanmu}. But extending the scope
of a quantifier beyond the bridi in which it appears
leads to madness, especially if ko'a is going to be a
character with continuing life in the text. So
namely-riders with su'o make sense only if the context
is such that there is nothing with scope over this su'o.
mu'o mi'e xorxes
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