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Direction

1 min read · 191 words

  1. Direction is added as a suffix to the word.

  2. Some suffixes change based on the last vowel or consonant of the word.

  3. It is expressed through the following endings:


Movement toward an object:

-nra / -ra — -nra / -ra

  • I am going to the water — Kere fəras toll'nra — /Kere fəras toll'nra/

  • Papa will go to the mountain — Ap:pa lo fəras dogžuraf'nra — /Ap:pa lo fəras dogʒuraf'nra/

  • You were walking to Mama — Ohun pa fəras anaa'ra — /Ohun pa fəras an:a'ra/

Movement away from an object:

-nru / -ra — -nru / -ra

  • We came from a city — Ehen pa əhələs tolrina'ru — /Ehen pa əhələs tolrina'ru/

  • I am going from the water — Kere fəras toll'nru — /Kere fəras toll'nru/

  • He is going from the stone — Nun fəras dogına'ru — /Nun fəras dogɯna'ru/

Movement into/to a destination:

-ni — -ni

  • You will come into the house — Ohun lo əhələs əfnə'ni — /Ohun lo əhələs əfnə'ni/

  • Father is going into the city — Apaafika fəras tolrina'ni — /Ap:afika fəras tolrina'ni/

  • I am going into the village — Kere fəras sitafa'ni — /Kere fəras sitafa'ni/