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The suffix -an is used when the adverb is used as a PREposition or conjunction, or more generally to show that the adverb connects primarily to the FOLLOWING word and not to the previous. Therefore, an adverb ending in -an cannot be in the end of a clause, but in rare cases that is done, and then the -an adverb refers to something understood but not stated. | The suffix -an is used when the adverb is used as a PREposition or conjunction, or more generally to show that the adverb connects primarily to the FOLLOWING word and not to the previous. Therefore, an adverb ending in -an cannot be in the end of a clause, but in rare cases that is done, and then the -an adverb refers to something understood but not stated. | ||
We have seen JASO JENA and JASO RAMA, JASO RINO RAMA before; instead of JASO JENA (teeth-using), we can say JENAN JASO and the meaning is the same: by using the teeth; same as JASO RAMA (tooth-inside) is the meaning of RAMAN JASO =inside the tooth; and same as JASO RINO RAMA (teeth-row-inside) is RAMAN JASO RINO =inside the row of the teeth. | |||
In Dama, the -a adverbs are preferable to the -an adverbs, however | In Dama, the -a adverbs are preferable to the -an adverbs, and '''in general it is advisable to use the -n as sparingly as possible'''; however Dama is one of very few languages where both postpositions and prepositions can be used. | ||
=== Other parts of speech / juno womo sijo === | === Other parts of speech / juno womo sijo === | ||