Direction
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1. Direction is added as a suffix to the noun.
2. The suffix changes based on the final sound of the noun.
3. It is expressed through the following ending:
Movement toward an object:
-va / -eva
-va after a vowel-final, -eva after a consonant-final
- I am going to the water — Ŕipumver oduv oŕa'va
- Father will go to the mountain — Bolver oduv kin'eva
- You were walking to Mother — Rivpadu taoduv mue'va
Movement away from an object:
-lo / -elo
-lo after a vowel-final, -elo after a consonant-final
- We came from a city — Namu tadafo susi'lo
- I am going from the water — Ŕipumver oduv oŕa'lo
- He is going from the house — Legor oduv seŕiŕ'elo
Movement into a destination:
-ni
(no allomorphy)
- You will come into the house — Rivpadu dafo seŕiŕ'ni
- Father is going into the city — Bolver oduv susi'ni
- I am going into the forest — Ŕipumver oduv feor'ni