Intrative case
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The intrative case is a case that roughly expresses the notion of the English preposition "amidst".
It is found in the Limbu language, where it occurs with the locative suffix -ʼō. When conjoined, the two morphemes are pronounced as -lummō.
anchi-lum-ʼō mi nɛ̄ we*-ITRT-LOC fire be.situated "There is a fire between us two."
* anchi is the first person dual inclusive pronoun, thus "you and me".
References
- van Driem, George (1987). A Grammar of Limbu. Mouton de Gruyter. ISBN 3-11-011282-5.