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| ''pa'' "from" || ''pali'' "from in" || ''pata'' "from out" || ''pasa'' "off" || ''pakun'' "from" | | ''pa'' "from" || ''pali'' "from in" || ''pata'' "from out" || ''pasa'' "off" || ''pakun'' "from" | ||
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! Motion | ! Motion/Location† | ||
| ''fal'' "about" || ''falli'' "through" || ''falta'' "around" || ''falsa'' "along, across" || ''falkun'' "beside" | | ''fal'' "about" || ''falli'' "through" || ''falta'' "around" || ''falsa'' "along, across" || ''falkun'' "beside" | ||
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†''fal'' and its derivatives denote either motion or location on an extended plane. | |||
Both simple and combined prepositions may be used with nominal elements, often derived from parts of the body, to create more prepositions. | |||
* with ''felat'' "head", denoting position above: | |||
** ''safelat'' "on top of" | |||
** ''kunfelat'' "above, over" | |||
** ''anfelat'' "up" | |||
* with ''waal'' "foot", denoting position below: | |||
** ''sawaal'' "at the bottom of" | |||
** ''kunwaal'' "below, beneath" | |||
** ''anwaal'' "down" | |||
* with ''tal'' "side", denoting position beside: | |||
** ''satal'' "beside" | |||
** ''kuntal'' "at the side of" | |||
* with ''ken'' "back", denoting position behind: | |||
** ''saken'' "on the back of" | |||
** ''kuntal'' "behind, beyond, after" | |||
** ''falkuntal'' "behind, after" | |||
* with ''wah'' "face", denoting position before: | |||
** ''sawah'' "on the front of" | |||
** ''kunwah'' "in front of, before" | |||
** ''anwah'' "against, opposite" | |||
When followed directly by their noun referent, these nominal prepositions take the connecting suffix ''-i'', e.g. ''safelati qaqral'' "on top of the house", ''kunwahi qahelmen'' "in front of the fire". | |||
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