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> >ki'u le du'u zoi gy. which of John or George (or both) is at the park
> >gy. .enai zoi gy. whether John or George (or both) is at the park. gy
> >preti
>
> So you won't accept that {na.enai} might be the answer?
Oh, my bad. "I will see which of John or George (or both, or neither)
is at the park."
Then I don't understand your objection. "Whether ...or ..." is the normal wording in English for the indirect question that corresponds to the "or" direct question. Do you want coffee or tea? He asked whether I want coffee or tea. I could also say "He asked which of coffee or tea I wanted, if any" or something like that, but what is wrong with the straightfoward way? co'o mi'e xorxes _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.