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ne na ri nadun
]
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ne na-chaho
nadun
]
|
|
ne na-ri chaho
nadun
]
|
|
‘I accompanied you’
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The accusative is
the case of the direct object of the verb. The human object is
marked sometimes with -phan.
|
|
na laphan coknon
|
|
‘you beat him’
|
|
|
|
latum ne arjupo
]
|
|
latum enphan naarjupo
]
|
|
latum nephan nearjupo
]
|
|
‘they will ask me’
|
| |
|
tumi la vo pithi
|
|
‘yesterday he killed a bird’
|
| |
|
la penaan
vannon
|
|
‘bring some water’
|
The dative is the
case of the indirect object of the verb and is expressed by
adding phan to the noun. Sometimes, it occurs optionally.
|
|
laphan tomo ejir thannon
|
|
‘tell him a story’
|
| |
|
latum aphan tomo thannon
|
|
‘tell them a story’
|
| |
|
la ne pitha ]
|
|
la ne-phan nepinon
]
|
|
‘give it to me’
|
The purposive or
benefactive case indicates the purpose for which the
action mentioned by the verb is
performed. It is expressed by adding -phan to the noun.
|
|
ne nahokta laphanchi lole
|
|
‘I did not get it anywhere’
|
| |
|
ne nepicho aphan lek kimi namlo
|
|
‘I have bought new ornaments for my wife’
|
| |
|
vavetik ne alaliphan
neihonji
|
|
‘I shall wait for him till he comes’
|
It is also expressed by
the infinitive form of the verb in a subordinate clause.
|
| ok kenepji aphan , |
‘to catch fish |
| |
for catching fish’ |
| an kecoji aphan |
‘to eat rice, |
| |
for eating rice’ |
|
The genitive case
indicates that the preceding noun is the possessor of something.
It is unmarked. The prefix a- is sometimes added to the
second noun.
|
| ne hem |
‘my house’ |
| na
hem |
‘your (sg.) house’ |
| la a-hem |
‘his, her house’ |
| ram a-hem |
‘Ram’s house’ |
| tebul a-ke |
‘table’s leg’ |
|
The prefix a- is
added to the second noun in simple sentences having the
possessive verb do ‘have’. The second noun, however, is
unmarked sometimes.
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