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In particular, when used with Locative, ''-t-'', ''-x-'' and ''-k-'' have the meaning of "to", "from" and "through", respectively. E.g. ''Du | In particular, when used with Locative, ''-t-'', ''-x-'' and ''-k-'' have the meaning of "to", "from" and "through", respectively. E.g. ''Du mí hu'''t'''i'' (I go home) vs. ''Du mí hu'''x'''i'' (I am leaving home) vs. ''Du mí nomis'''k'''i'' (I am walking on a path); ''Karmel nexa taoruru de'''t'''i taolono'' (She put the pencil on the desk) vs. ''Karmel haxa taoruru de'''x'''i taolono'' (She took the pencil from the desk), etc. | ||
''-x-'' and ''-t-'' can also be used with Genitive (e.g. ''huomen duo'' "my husband" vs. ''huomen du'''x'''o'' "my ex-husband") but such usage is more rare. | ''-x-'' and ''-t-'' can also be used with Genitive (e.g. ''huomen duo'' "my husband" vs. ''huomen du'''x'''o'' "my ex-husband") but such usage is more rare. | ||