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A possible KS way of doing kinds. (It might be easier to skip
forward to the second half of the message below the ****.)
{ma'u} here means "&-ma'u"
1. Predicates that already express kinds:
{ma'u du'u} = {lo(i) du'u} = {ma'u lo(i) ma'u du'u}
2a. x1 has property P
= x1 is an instance/avatar of the kind embodying property P
SCHEME A1: {poi'i} NU -- {poi'i ke'a broda}
SCHEME A2: {poi'i} NU -- {poi'i ke'a broda}
SCHEME B1: {se ka ke'a broda}
SCHEME B2: {se ka ke'a broda}
2b. x1 is the full Manifestation of the kind embodying property P
SCHEME A1: {ma'u (lo(i) ma'u) poi'i ke'a broda}
SCHEME A2: {pi'oi} NU -- {pi'oi ke'a broda}
SCHEME B1: {ma'u (lo(i) ma'u) se ka poi'i ke'a broda}
SCHEME B2: {ve ka ke'a broda}
3a. x1 is a subkind of the kind embodying P
SCHEME A1: {si'oi} NU -- {si'oi ke'a broda}
SCHEME A2: {soi'i} NU -- {si'oi ke'a broda}
SCHEME B1: {te ka ke'a broda}
SCHEME B2: {te ka ke'a broda}
3b. x1 is the kind embodying property P
SCHEME A1: {ma'u (lo(i) ma'u) si'oi ke'a broda}
SCHEME A2: {si'oi} NU -- {si'oi ke'a broda}
SCHEME B1: {ma'u (lo(i) ma'u) te ka ke'a broda}
SCHEME B2: {xe ka ke'a broda}
{si'oi} and {soi'i} are supposed to suggest a blend of {si'o} and {poi'i}.
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Scheme by scheme:
SCHEME A1 sumti selbri
Instance LE poi'i broda poi'i broda
Full Manifestation ma'u poi'i broda du ma'u poi'i broda
Subkind LE si'oi broda si'oi broda
Kind ma'u si'oi broda du ma'u si'oi broda
SCHEME A2 sumti selbri
Instance LE poi'i broda poi'i broda
Full Manifestation ma'u pi'oi broda pi'oi broda
Subkind LE soi'i broda soi'i broda
Kind ma'u si'oi broda si'oi broda
SCHEME B1 sumti selbri
Instance LE se ka broda se ka broda
Full Manifestation ma'u se ka broda du ma'u se ka broda
Subkind LE te ka broda te ka broda
Kind ma'u te ka broda du ma'u te ka broda
SCHEME B2 sumti selbri
Instance LE se ka broda se ka broda
Full Manifestation ma'u ve ka broda ve ka broda
Subkind LE te ka broda te ka broda
Kind ma'u xe ka broda xe ka broda
Schemes B1-B2 preserve xorxes's idea of replacing {poi'i} by
{se ka}, but I actually prefer Scheme C:
SCHEME C sumti selbri
Instance LE se ka broda xe ka broda
Full Manifestation ma'u ve ka broda ve ka broda
Subkind LE te ka broda te ka broda
Kind ma'u xe ka broda se ka broda
There could be a general rule making SE work as a sumti-
place adder like {jai BAI} -- as some sort of "to'e zo zi'o".
For predicates with fewer than n sumti places, SE-n adds
sumti places up to a total of n. E.g. if broda is
ordinarily a one-placer, then {ve broda} turns it into
a four-placer.
I believe that everything here is compatible with CLL
and so could be a BF proposal. Schemes B1, B2 & C add
no new cmavo.
--And.