| 7.11.0. Adverbs |
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Adverbs are usually defined by their syntactic function as modifier of the verbs. The adverbs can be divided into simple, complex and compound adverbs. Each of these again can be divided on semantic groups as time, place, quality and manner adverbs.
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| 7.11.1. Simple Adverbs |
| (a) Time: |
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injek |
‘now’ |
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me:n |
‘throughout’ |
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munne: |
‘before’ |
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manne: |
‘day after tomorrow’ |
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ninne: |
‘yesterday’ |
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na: i: |
‘today’ |
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ne:n |
‘later’ |
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be:ra: |
‘time’ |
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osoh |
‘at that time, moment’ |
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ke:p |
‘time (as in ond ke:p ‘once)’ |
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nakka:y |
‘night time’ |
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piya:li |
‘day time’ |
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dinam |
‘daily’ |
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pagne: |
‘next day’ |
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paha:r |
‘season, time’ |
| (b) Place: |
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ai |
‘below’ |
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paron |
‘above’ |
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here: |
‘nearby’ |
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tike: |
‘side’ |
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doi: |
‘down’ |
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hikke: |
‘here’ |
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hakke: |
‘there’ |
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nike: |
‘in the direction’ |
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habar |
‘that side’ |
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hibar |
‘this side’ |
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nega: |
‘near, in’ |
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lopa: |
‘inside’ |
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nam |
‘in the middle’ |
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