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====Preverbal particles==== | ====Preverbal particles==== | ||
Like Standard Somali, Af Mexee does not natively have true adpositions. Instead, it uses preverbal particles that always appear before the verb. They all have a high tone; when they come in sequence, the tone is carried by the final one. ''Sóo'' and ''síi'' are an exception to this rule: they always come at the end of a sequence without affecting the rest. | Like Standard Somali, Af Mexee does not natively have true adpositions. Instead, it uses preverbal particles that always appear before the verb. They all have a high tone; when they come in sequence, the tone is carried by the final one. ''Sóo'' and ''síi'' are an exception to this rule: they always come at the end of a sequence without affecting the rest. | ||
*''ún'' | *''ún'': indirect object, destination, purpose, way | ||
*''lá'' | *''lá'': comitative | ||
*''ká'' | *''ká'': "from", source, "than" | ||
*''kú'' | *''kú'': direction, "on", instrument, means | ||
*''sóo'' | *''sóo'': towards speaker or reference point | ||
*''síi'' | *''síi'': away from speaker or reference point, further | ||
Pseudo-adpositions can also appear preverbally. | Pseudo-adpositions can also appear preverbally. | ||