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xorxes:
> Also, the same property can be an individual/substance/
> collective as property of different entities. For example:
>
> la lojbab cu kairselci le ka ce'u remna
> Lojbab is an individual in terms of being human
>
> le pipnybevri cimei cu kairgirzu le ka ce'u remna
> The piano-carrying threesome is a collective in terms of being human
>
> le xance poi nenri le botpi cu kairmarji le ka ce'u remna
> The hand inside the bottle is a substance in terms of being human
>
> This means that to describe Lojbab in terms of {remna},
> I'd have to use {le-INDIVIDUAL remna}, to describe the
> carrying thresome in terms of {remna}, I have to use
> {le-COLLECTIVE remna} and to describe the hand in terms
> of {remna} I have to use {le-SUBSTANCE remna}
I think an individual can be treated as a collective of one, and
not as a fundamentally distinct type. Hence in 3rd ExSol:
le su'o remna
le pa remna
le za'u remna
and le tu'o remna for substance.
--And.