Dear Nina,

thank you. I have no problem adopting from Burlingame, in this instance. Although I like to add that it depends on the overall context and preceding sentences whether 'a' or 'the' is more appropriate.

Hence,

Ta.m sunakho vaa kaako vaa amanusso vaa upasa`nkamitu.m naasakkhi.
Neither dog nor crow nor non-human being was able to approach him.

I will reply to the second portion of your post together with Bryan's.

metta,
Yong Peng.

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, Nina van Gorkom wrote:

> Ta.m sunakho vaa kaako vaa amanusso vaa upasa`nkamitu.m naasakkhi.
> The dog or the crow or the non-human being was not able to approach him.

N: Instead of the, I would suggest: 'a' dog, crow or non-human being... (It is not a specific dog, but a dog in general). Burlingame has: neither dog nor...