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====-käng and -ke====
====-käng and -ke====
Nouns and pronouns can take the locative and lative suffixes ''-käng'' and ''-ke'', with the (pro)noun's original case agreeing with the head the new locative/lative word modifies.
The main use of ''-käng'' and ''-ke'' is as (pro)noun locative and lative suffixes, with the (pro)noun's original case agreeing with the head the new locative/lative word modifies. Possessive/informal pronouns use ''-ha'' in place of ''-ke'', and definite nouns use ''häng'' and ''he'' in place of ''-käng'' and ''-ke''.


Possessive/informal pronouns use ''-ha'' in place of ''-ke'', and definite nouns use ''häng'' and ''he'' in place of ''-käng'' and ''-ke''.
These two suffixes can also be applied to verbs as "after" and "before" converbs respectively, and to numerals for ordinal and fractional meanings respectively.
 
''-käng'' and ''-ke'' can also be applied to verbs as "after" and "before" converbs respectively.
 
''-käng'' and ''-ke'' can be applied to numerals for ordinal and fractional meanings respectively.


====Reduplication====
====Reduplication====