| 4.24.1.2.1 ~ e:- occurs before velar -k and the homorganic consonant cluster -ng |
|
e:-ka e |
> |
e:kae |
‘where’ |
| e:-nge |
> |
e:nge |
‘where’ |
| 4.24.1.2.2. ~ e- occurs elsewhere. |
| e-nna:kku |
> |
enna:kku |
‘why’ |
| e-tteni |
> |
etteni |
‘how many’ |
| e-nne |
> |
enne |
‘which side’ |
| e-dikke |
> |
edikke |
‘where’ |
| 4.24.2. Post-clitics |
| Post clitics are those which occur after pro-clitics and these are mainly grouped under four classes, viz., |
| i) Place clitics |
| ii) Time clitics |
| iii) clitics of manner and |
| iv) clitics of quantity |
| 4.24.2.1. Place clitics |
| Place clitics are represented by four markers, namely, -ka·e, -nne, -dikke and -nge. |
| a:-kae |
> |
a:kae |
‘there’ |
| ä -nne |
> |
ä nne |
‘that side’ |
| i-dikke |
> |
idikke |
‘here’ |
| e:-nge |
> |
e:nge |
‘where’ |
| 4.24.2.2. Time clitics |
| Time clitics are marked with -nR and -pp. |
| ä -nR (5.19) |
> |
ä nRu |
‘that day’ |
| i-nR (5.19) |
> |
inRu |
‘this day’ |
| a-pp (5.19) |
> |
appu |
‘at that time’ |
| e-pp (5.19) |
> |
eppu |
‘when’ |
| 4.24.2.3 Clitics of manner |
| This type of clitics are marked with -ma:dirume and -nnėme. |
| 4.24.2.3.1. ~ ma:dirume occurs after the pro-clitics which consists of long vowels |
|
| a:-ma:dirume |
> |
a:ma:dirume |
‘in that manner’ |
| i:-ma:dirume |
> |
i:ma:dirume |
‘in this manner’ |
| e:-ma:dirume |
> |
e:ma:dirume |
‘in which manner’ |
