| gero
|
sarã
|
dũ |
pIcch€
|
ayc
|
|
‘Boy
|
came
|
last
|
of
|
all’
|
|
1
|
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
1 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
We have shown above that adverbs can follow
the postpositions but there are also some postpositions
which can follow the adverbials and the whole
phrase thus formed always function as adverb
phrase. For example /t k/
an /to i/
follow the adverbial of time, location etc.
marking duration and location as in :
|
| jIs |
we € |
tk
|
wo
|
na
|
aw€
|
hũ
|
ní
|
jato
|
|
‘I
|
won’t
|
go
|
till
|
he
|
comes’
|
|
1
|
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6
|
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
7 |
8 |
9 |
1-2-3 |
4 |
6 |
|
| |
|
Usn€
|
j
|
toi
|
koe
|
km
|
ní
|
kIyo
|
|
‘He
|
did
|
not
|
do
|
any
|
work
|
uptil
|
today
|
|
1 2
|
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7
|
8 |
|
1-2 |
|
7 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
|
| |
|
hm
|
Ut
|
toi
|
geya
|
|
‘We
|
went
|
upto
|
there’
|
|
1
|
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
1 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
Besides type (b) postpositions following the genitive of 1st and 2nd
person pronouns /swa/
can follow /tũ~dũ/
|
|
For example :
|
|
mera
|
dũ
|
swa
|
y
|
km
|
ku
|
kr€go
|
|
‘Who
|
will
|
do
|
this
|
work
|
other
|
than
|
I
|
|
1
|
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7-8 |
|
6 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
| |
| tInna |
Is |
tũ |
swa
|
ke
|
lo €
|
|
‘What
|
do
|
you
|
want
|
other
|
than
|
this |
(besides
this)
|
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
|
1 |
|
5 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3-4
-2 |
|
| |
|
Cases: There is hardly one to one correspondence between the case
functions and case as one post-position may be found to denote more than
one case relation and one case relation may be denoted by various
postpositions at the surface level. Besides nominatives in its direct
forms denote surface subject as well as object and also show various case
relations such as agentive, objective, experience, place as stated below.
|
|
Agentive : Direct form showing this case relation denotes the subject
of the sentence.
|
|
kòo
|
do€
|
|
|
‘Horse
|
runs’
|
|
1
|
2 |
3 |
|
1 |
2-3 |
|
|
Object : Direct form showing the object case relation can denote the
direct direct object or subject of the sentence.
|
|
m
|
lţero
|
pgyo
|
|
‘I
|
caught
|
the
|
robber’
|
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
3 |
|
| |
|
|
|
Experiencer : Direct form showing the experience relation will always
denote the subject of the sentence.
|
|
gero
|
kábr
|
geyo
|
|
‘Boy
|
felt nervous’
|
|
1
|
2 |
3 |
|
1 |
2-3 |
|
| |
|
hũ
|
Is
|
kái
|
na
|
psInd
|
krũ
|
ã
|
|
‘I
|
like
|
this
|
story’
|
|
1
|
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6
|
7 |
|
1 |
5-6-7 |
2 |
3-4 |
|
|
Locative : Direct form showing locative case relation denotes to place
adverbial.
|
|
wo
|
bu a
|
gi
|
chã
|
sUtto
|
|
|
‘He
|
is
|
sleeping
|
under
|
the
|
shade
|
of
|
tree’
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
5 |
6
|
|
1
|
6
|
5 |
|
|
4 |
3 |
2 |
|
