| ‘iko ho’1 :
This is used to indicate that the location is below the referent and
is proximate. |
m lu
san iko
ho dune.
|
they tree under
loc. sit-p.t.
|
|
‘they sat under
a tree’
|
|
m
yag
mi tebil (ka) iko ho atbne
|
he basket acc.
table gen. below loc. ken-p.t.
|
|
‘he kept the
basket below the table’
|
|
|
|
‘bipi
ho’: This is used to indicate that the
locus is under the referent. |
alyi ude bp
ho gido
|
pig house under
loc. live-exist
|
|
‘the pig is
living under the house’
|
|
 o
sgo
bp
ho pat dore kapate |
I bridge under
loc. live-exist
|
|
‘I saw a tiger
under the bridge’
|
|
|
|
| ‘hata
ho’ : This is used to indicate that the locus is in front of
the referent. |
ude hata ho
hime h
ilyo at
t
|
house p.p. loc.
boy det. sword keep-p.t.
|
|
‘the boy kept
the sword in front of the house’
|
|
myu ata
hka
myu hata ho dudu
|
people pl.w.
that man front loc. sit-exist
|
|
‘people are
sitting in front of that man’
|
|
|
|
| 1. san
(ka) iko means ‘lower part of the tree’
|
| and san
(ka) mitu means ‘top of the tree’ |
| ‘kli
ho’ : This is used to indicate that the locus is behind the
referent. |
yalyo m
ka aba
kli
ho dune
|
Yalyo she gen.
elder behind loc. sit-p.t. brother
|
|
‘Yalyo sat behind
her brother’
|
|
|
|
woman tree behind
loc. hide-p.t.
|
|
‘the woman hide
behind the tree’
|
|
|
|
| ‘ura
ho’ : This is used to indicate that the locus is inside the referent. |
unu
ude ura ho du
|
we house inside
loc. exist
|
|
‘we are inside
the house’
|
|
san
r bu
ura ho tabu do
|
tree hole inside
loc. snake exist
|
|
‘there is a
snake inside the hole of the tree’
|
|
|
|
stone hole inside
loc. fish exist
|
|
‘there are fish
inside the stones’
|
|
|
|
| ‘ago
ho’ : This is used to indicate that the locus is outside the referent. |
myu ataude
ago ho danyada
|
people pl.w.
house outside loc. stand-exist
|
|
‘many people
are standing outside the house’
|
|
ago ho ano lex
do
|
outside loc.
very cold exist
|
|
‘it is very
cold outside’
|
|
|
|
| ‘aru
ho’ : This is used toindicate that the locus is near the referent. |
