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=== Prepositions ===
=== Prepositions ===
Prepositions can be classified into two groups; conjugating and non-conjugating.  This may be somewhat a misnomer, as even non-conjugating prepositions may take suffix conjugation when they are used with a personal pronoun, but this is not considered true conjugation.  Conjugating pronouns conjugate to match the main subject of a sentence.
Prepositions can be classified into two groups; conjugating and non-conjugating.  This may be somewhat a misnomer, as even non-conjugating prepositions may take suffix conjugation when they are used with a personal pronoun, but this is not considered true conjugation.  Conjugating pronouns conjugate to match the main subject of a sentence.
{| class="wikitable"  style="display: inline-table;"
{| class="wikitable"  style="display: inline-table;"
|+caption | Conjugating Prepositions
|- style="text-align: center"
|-
! Focus
! {{interlinear|3SG}}
| <code>FOC</code>
! {{interlinear|1PL}}
| ''báa''
! Meaning
! Notes
! Example
|-
| ''''
| ''wanū''
| ''wanū''
| [[w:Focus (linguistics)|focus]]
| style="text-align: left" | Indicates new, non-derivable, or contrastive information.
| ''ban'' before words starting with a vowel; conditions an adnominal verb
|- style="text-align: center"
| ''ḥamaba '''bá'''’Ámnú díyālana''—'It was Amn who wrote the letter'
! Complementiser
|-
| <code>C</code>
| ''báta''
| ''báta''
| ''wátū''
| ''wátū''
| [[w:Complementizer|complementizer]]
| style="text-align: left" | Is used to turn a clause into the subject or object of a sentence.
| does not trigger tone sandhi
| ''bamḥúdúú ’ayráásúúná '''bátū''' kīhu ruffút''—'the Aerans think this is their land'
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable"  style="display: inline-table;"
{| class="wikitable"  style="display: inline-table;"
|+caption | Non-conjugating Prepositions
|- style="text-align: center"
|-
! Dative
! Form
| <code>Dat</code>
! Meaning
| ''daá''
! Notes
| style="text-align: left" | Indicates the recipient of an action, or the person or thing affected by the action.
! Example
|- style="text-align: center"
|-
! Allative
| ''''
| <code>ALL</code>
| [[w:Dative case|dative case]]
| ''''
|
| style="text-align: left" | Indicates the direction towards which action or movement occurs.
| ''’aḥmub díyālana '''da'''’Ámní''–'I wrote a letter to Amn'
|- style="text-align: center"
|-
! Genitive
| ''qu''
| <code>GEN</code>
| [[w:Allative case|allative case]]
|
| ''bádīlu wakmīna '''qu'''Jádááhi''—'They're sending the children to Jadah'
|-
| ''ǎz''
| ''ǎz''
| Possessive case
| style="text-align: left" | Indicates possession, affiliation, or association.
| may indicate alienable possession, assimilates voice with following consonant
| ''Jattú '''z'''Amní''—'Amn's dog;' ''Luddú '''s'''Fasrí’ííná''—'capital of the fassermen'
|}
|}


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