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Converbs are a class of auxiliary verbs that modify the main verb by adding motion, positional, or adverbial information. As Nankôre lacks adpositions, converbs assume the functions normally associated with adpositions. They precede the main verb aspect and other clitics, including the Inverse marker, attach to the converb instead. The majority of converbs were at one time stand-alone verbs; many now cannot occur independently and require a verbal argument. Nevertheless a few converbs can occur as stand-alone verbs, such as the Commitative ''tayam'' (to sit beside someone). | |||
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! !! | ! !! Converb !! Inverse Marker + Converb!! Meaning | ||
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! style=""| Dative/Allative | ! style=""| Dative/Allative | ||
| san | | san | ||
| tasan | | tasan | ||
| to, towards | | to, towards | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style=""| Benefactive | ! style=""| Benefactive | ||
| nas | | nas | ||
| tanas | | tanas | ||
| for | | for | ||
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! style=""| Commitative | ! style=""| Commitative | ||
| yam | | yam | ||
| tayam | | tayam, teym, tem | ||
| with, along | | with, along; to sit beside | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style=""| Instrumental | ! style=""| Instrumental | ||
| mak | | mak | ||
| tamak | | tamak | ||
| by means of | | by means of; to use | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style=""| Ablative | ! style=""| Ablative | ||
| ris | | ris | ||
| tarsh | | tarsh | ||
| from | | from | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style=""| Locative | ! style=""| Locative | ||
| ne | | ne | ||
| tan | | tan | ||
| in, within | | in, within | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style=""| Vialis | ! style=""| Vialis | ||
| nak | | nak | ||
| tanak | | tanak, tank | ||
| through | | through | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style=""| Prolative | ! style=""| Prolative | ||
| rosh | | rosh | ||
| torsh | | torsh | ||
| across | | across; to cross over | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style=""| Elative | ! style=""| Elative | ||
| nakri | | nakri | ||
| takri | | takri | ||
| out of | | out of; to exit | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style=""| Illative | ! style=""| Illative | ||
| nak | | nak | ||
| tanak | | tanak | ||
| into | | into; to enter | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style=""| Superessive | ! style=""| Superessive | ||
| or | | or | ||
| tor | | tor | ||
| above | | above | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style=""| Subessive | ! style=""| Subessive | ||
| yor | | yor | ||
| chor | | chor (Shapshira dialect: "toyor-") | ||
| below | | below | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style=""| Ablative-Superessive | ! style=""| Ablative-Superessive | ||
| suk | | suk | ||
| tushk-, toshk | | tushk-, toshk | ||
| from above | | from above | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style=""| Ablative-Subessive | ! style=""| Ablative-Subessive | ||
| roy | | roy | ||
| toroy | | toroy | ||
| from below | | from below | ||
|- | |- | ||
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! style=""| Perlative | ! style=""| Perlative | ||
| tek | | tek | ||
| tatek | | tatek | ||
| across | | across | ||
|- | |- | ||
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! style=""| Riverine | ! style=""| Riverine | ||
| tem | | tem, ten | ||
| tatem, taten | | tatem, taten | ||
| along a river | | along a river | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style=""| Montaigne | ! style=""| Montaigne | ||
| yayk | | yayk | ||
| teyk | | teyk | ||
| upwards on a mountain | | upwards on a mountain | ||
|} | |} | ||