User:Masako/pataka
Kah has no class of prepositions. The functions that are expressed by prepositions in other languages such as English are expressed by locative verbs in Kah. Please compare the following equivalents in Kah and English:
- seki bo vembeo
- meat be inside fridge
- the meat is inside the fridge
- simwana ganu denu ustu
- girl swim go friend
- the girl swam towards her friend
Each of these locative verbs can occur as an independent verb:
- meo hura bo soni
- cat lie be inside boat
- the cat is lying inside the boat
- meo bo soni
- cat be inside boat
- the cat is inside the boat
- meo pya denu fia
- cat jump go toy
- the cat jumped to the toy
- meo denu fia
- cat go toy
- the cat went to the toy
The verbal character of the words is evident from the fact they can be preceded by ordinary aspect markers:
- Kofih la denu kwando
- kofi be at going to school
- Kofi is going to school
- Akuh kwi bo kwando
- aku already be in school
- Aku is already in the school
- tinti bo
- should be inside
- it's supposed to be inside
om denu bandola!
let's go town
let's go to town!
Prepositional verbs
Besides the locative, there are many prepositional functions expressed by verbs:
auko wau tos haijono
text this considering biology
this text is about biology
yu de leleng aya
he come be without thing
he came empty-handed
bau leleng dun
dog without teeth
a dog without teeth
shuki wau tos bemben
candy this considering grandchild
this candy is for my grandchild
Anup jam chau shi uba
anup do be exact be like father
Anup did it exactly like his father
