Genitive + Noun

maratuna    ile     1           2 to:atuna    guva       1             2     'The    leaf    of    the    tree’            2                       1 ‘The     well    of    garden’             2                1

8.2.3    Adverb phrases

An adverb phrase consists of a logical grouping of words. These words, as a unit, are substitutable by an adverb in a clause. This adverb phrase functions as an attribute to the verb/verb phrase. The adverb phrase may also consist of only an adverb

The adverb phrases, according to their function in the clauses, can be classified into

(i) Place adverb phrases (ii) Manner adverb phrases (iii) Temporal, adverb phrases

These adverb phrases consist of either adverbs or other elements with appropriate case or other suffixes.

(i) Place adverb phrases   Place adverb +   na:nga    tu:ra    po:yo    1           2         3       'We    went    away'   1        3        2       Noun + dative +   na:nu    pola:uku    po:nje    1           2            3       'I    went    to    the    land' 1      3                        2