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5.

  kalkatta1 -li2 ocü irü3 -co4 moe5
  there are no rains in Calcutta
  lit. it doesn’t5 habitually4 rain3 in2 Calcutta1
 

6.

neli1 iniu2 -li3 -i4 bue5 Neli1 is5 in3 the4 village2
     

7.

  ai1 pfo-yi2 ·elli3 li4 nie5 I1 saw5 him2 in4 Delhi3
     

8.

  shillong1 -li2 -i0 ai3 ni-yi4  I1 didn’t6 recognise5 you4 in2
  mashü5 moe6  Shillong 1
     

c.

cakho1 cü2 he3 bue4 Chakho1 is4 at3 home2

Change-of-state verbs take -lino in the past tense, but not in the future tense and habitual aspect.
 
   

{ li-i-no }3

  

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 1.

pfo(hi)1 ive2 -{               }

thi-ie4
   

{ *li-i }

  
   

he1 died4 in3 (the) forest2

 
 

2.

  pfokho(hi)1 ojü pfoki2 -va- Pfokho1 died4 on3 the mountain 2
i-no 3 /*va-i thi-tie4

3.

  pfoze-(hi)1 kazhie(bvü)2 - Pfoze1 died4 on3 the aeroplane 1
lino3 /*-li thi-ie4

4.

a.  kaini1 klaas2 -lino3 ozhi-ie4 Kaini1 slept4 in 3 (the) class2

b.  kaini1 klaas2 -li3 ozhi-we4 2 Kaini1 sleeps habitually4 in3(the) class

5

pfo1 ive2 -lino3 oshi-ie4  he1 fainted4 in3 (the) forest2

6

a.  cini-hi1 odzü2 -lino3 zü-ie4 sugar 1 melted4 in3 water 2

b.

  cini-hi1 odzü2 -li3 zü-i-we4 sugar1 melts4 in3 water 2

c.

  cini-hi1 odzü2 -li3 zü-i4 le5 sugar 1 will5 melt4 in3 water2
 

-lino is possible with verbs in
 

 the  habitual aspect and future tense.
 

4

 b.  kaini1 klas2 -li-(no)3 ozhi-we4
    Kaini1 habitually sleeps4 in3 (the) class2  

6

 b. cini-hi1 odzü2 -li-(no)3 zü-i-we4  
sugar1 melts4 in3 water2  

6

 c. cini-hi1 odzü2 -li-(no)3 zü-i4 le5

sugar1 will5 melt4 in3 water2

But, then, -no of li(no) does not mark case but is an indemnificatory particle which identifies, stresses the place of action. Note that it is optional.
 
Agentive verbs, noninchoative process verbs and epistemic statives take -lino across the board i.e., whatever the
 
tense and the aspect :
 

492

1.  ahi)1 kalkatta2 -lino3 kolo so/adzü lo4 le5
    we (du)1 will5 marry4 in3 Calcutta2
     

2.

    pfo1 gauhati2 -lino3 oja so-we4
    he1 teaches4 in3 Gauhati2
     

3

 a.  a1 pfo2 izho3 korü4 -lino5 odzü dae6
   

my1 father2 swam6 in5 (the) river4 today3

     
 

b.

  a1 pfo2 ocükohuni3 korü4 -lino5 odzü da-we6
    my1 father2 swims6 in5 (the) river 4 daily3
     
 

c.

  a1 pfo2 ocükohuni3 korü4 -lino5 odzü da6 le7
   

my1 father2 will7 swim6 in5 (the) river4 daily3

     

4.

    pfo ahi)1 mikrü2 -lino3 kasa so-loe4
    we (excl. du.)1 made friends4 in3 Imphal2
     

5.

    modokapio-no1 larücü2 -lino3 onao-yi-sü4 kopha-oie5
    the teacher1 slapped5 the boy 4 in3 (the) class2
     

6.

    ata1 ive2 -lino3 cohõ4 bo5 toe6
    we (excl. prn. & excl. pl.)1 cooked and ate6 something4 in3 (the) forest2
     

7.

    pfokreni1 larücü2 -lino3 aju-ie4
    Pfokreni1 fell down 4 in3 (the) class2
     

8.

    lopüi-no1 shillong2 -lino3 hihi4 a5 he6 pe7
    she1 told7 (to6) me5 this4 in3 Shillong2
     

9.

    ai1 ni-yi2 iniu3 -li4 -i5 -no4 kade6 le7
    I1 will7 meet6 you (sg.)2 in4 the5 village3
     

10.

    pfo1 elli2 -lino3 süe4
    I1 knew4 (it) in3 Delhi 2
     

11.

  odzü1 kel2 -lino3 ahru-e-ie4
    water1 is boiling4 in3 (the) kettle2

Note that in none of the above examples is there a contrast between location and source. When there is a contrast, location is expressed by -li and the ablative by -lino.

 
 

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