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expressed by separate words. The adverb marker in this language is -te. Here, the adverb of manner is expressed by the marker -te.

The adverb of time takes case marker. Adverb of place alsop takes case in some cases. But the adverb of manner does not take case marker but the adverb marker -te occurs with it as said earlier.


1. 


Adverb :

1.

aiŋ
 
paŋj a-re

birid-jan- a - iŋ
  I  five-case  getup-tense-cop-PT
‘I got up at 5’o clock’.

2.
 
ako
 
tala

nida - re
hi?i  
ruaa-jan - a - ko
  they midnight-case come  return-tense-cop-PT  
‘They returned at midnight’

3.

ako

seta? - re

buru
 
seno-jan - a - ko
  they morning-case forest go-tense-cop-PT
‘They went to the forest in the morning’

4.
 
ako
 
nida
 
sendera
 
seno-jan - a - ko
  they  night hunt  go-tense-cop-PT
‘They went for hunting in the night’

5.

gapa
 
aiŋ

hatu - te

sen - a - iŋ
  tomorrow I village-case go-cop-PT  
‘Tomorrow, I shall go to village’

6.
 
ale
 
hola

hi?i-jan - a - le
  we  yesterday-come-tense-cop-PT  
‘We came yesterday’

2.

 Adverb of Place :

1.
 
seta
a
 
nere

mena
  dog here is
‘The dog is here’

2.
 
seta
a

hae
 
mena
  dog  there  is
‘The dog is there’

3.
 
rimbil

 sirma - re
 
mena
  sky above -case  is
‘The sky is above’

4.

?tea
 
latar - re
 
mena
  earth below-case is  
‘The earth is below’

3. 

Adverb of manner :

1.
 
a?e
 
kakalaka-te

jagar - ked - a - ?e
  he  loudly  speak-tense-cop-PT
‘He spoke loudly’

2.
 
a?e

sekaa-te

dhau - e - a - ?e
  he  quickly  run-tense-cop-PT
‘He runs quickly’

3.

a?e

sekete
 
hi?i-jan - a - ?e
  he  fast come-tense-cop-PT
‘He came fast’

4.
 
aiŋ
 
tayomte

hi?i-jan - a - iŋ
  I nbsp;last come-tense-cop-PT

‘I cam fast’

5.  a?e
 khub- jurte
 sekea dhau - e - a - ?e
  he  very  fast  run-tense-cop-PT
‘He runs very fast’
 
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