Intrative case
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The intrative case (abbreviated ITRT) 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
1DU.IN-ITRT-LOC
mi
fire
nɛ̄
be.situated
"There is a fire between us two."
References
[edit]- van Driem, George (1987). A Grammar of Limbu. Mouton de Gruyter. ISBN 3-11-011282-5.