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xod:
> da is often used to refer to specific entities that the speaker has in
> mind, and of which the speaker wants to assert the existence, and wants
> to assign a variable
As far as sentential meaning goes, {da} never refers to a specific entity.
But it is true that I can say things like "I have a son", and when I
say that I do have my son in mind, even though "a son" does not refer
to him.
> Also, ko'a can be introduced by a speaker that does not actually know
> which dog it refers to
True.
--And.