Re: ga'i[nai]

[Logical Language Group <lojbab>]

mi pu cusku di'e

>> One
>> deficiency of the current system is that there is no way of indicating
>> the relative ranks of two things/persons neither of whom is the speaker:
>> the system cannot be manipulated into referring to, say, "Your Majesty's
>> hovel", indicating that the house's rank is much lower than the
>> listener's.

la lojbab. cusku di'e

> I disagree.  With 7 levels, more or less, of honorific, there should be 
> plenty of room.  How about "ledo ga'inaicai zdaniga'icai" which puts the
> Emperor many levels above you and his house an equal number of levels
> below you.

Yes, but this is still speaker-centered.  There is no way to express the
relationship between the Emperor and his hovel without reference to oneself.
The above form works if you are of middle rank; if you are Pooh-Bah, Lord
High Everything Else, you need to say:

		le doga'inairu'e zdani ga'icai

whereas if you are a mere Second Trombone, you must say:

		le doga'inaicai zdani ga'iru'e

(Nit: "zdaniga'icai" in your example is a le'avla: you need to insert
a space or mark stress.)

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