The Path marker: -mu
edit[(Aux) Verb (Neg) CP-S (CP-Source) (CP-Goal) CP_Path (Postposition)]
Let's say that we want to say that we're going from point A to point C, by going *through* point B. In this case, we'd mark point B as the "path", using the *-mu* marker.
Examples
edit| Láadan | English | Vocab words |
|---|---|---|
| Bíi sháad le wa. | I'm coming/going. | sháad = to come/to go, le = me |
| Bíi sháad le bethedi wa. | I'm going home. | beth = home |
| Bíi sháad le hohalede bethedi wa. | I'm going home from the office. | hohal = office |
| Bíi sháad le bethedi heshehothemu obe wa. | I'm going home through the park. | heshehoth = park, -mu = path marker, obe = through |
| Bíi sháad le bethedi wilimu óobe wa. | I'm going home along the river. | wili = river, óobe = along |
| Bíi sháad le bethedi oódóomu yil wa. | I'm going home (via) under the bridge. | oódóo = bridge, yil = under |