BPFK Section: Compass Spatial

Proposed Definitions And Examples

cmavo: be'a (FAhA1)

Proposed definition

North. Indicates that the event is located to the north of a certain point. When tagging a sumti, the sumti indicates what the event is to the north of.

See also

  • {du'a}
  • {ne'u}
  • {vu'a}

Proposed keywords

  • north

Usage examples

be'a la .island. mi falnu klama
"I sail north of Iceland."

Notes

By intention, no mention of the imaginary journey model is mentioned in the definition. The behaviour when combining multiple spatial tenses is assumed to be self-evident.

Issues

cmavo: du'a (FAhA1)

Proposed definition

East. Indicates that the event is located to the east of a certain point. When tagging a sumti, the sumti indicates what the event is to the east of.

See also

  • {be'a}
  • {ne'u}
  • {vu'a}

Proposed keywords

  • east

Usage examples

mi cpare lo tricu du'a le cmana
"East of the mountain, I am climbing a tree."

Notes

By intention, no mention of the imaginary journey model is mentioned in the definition. The behaviour when combining multiple spatial tenses is assumed to be self-evident.

Issues

cmavo: ne'u (FAhA1)

Proposed definition

South. Indicates that the event is located to the south of a certain point. When tagging a sumti, the sumti indicates what the event is to the south of.

See also

  • {be'a}
  • {du'a}
  • {vu'a}

Proposed keywords

  • south

Usage examples

le manti cu se zdani le manti derxu pe ne'u le tricu
"The ant lives in the anthill south of the tree."

Notes

By intention, no mention of the imaginary journey model is mentioned in the definition. The behaviour when combining multiple spatial tenses is assumed to be self-evident.

Issues

cmavo: vu'a (FAhA1)

Proposed definition

West. Indicates that the event is located to the west of a certain point. When tagging a sumti, the sumti indicates what the event is to the west of.

See also

  • {be'a}
  • {du'a}
  • {ne'u}

Proposed keywords

  • west

Usage examples

vu'a ku so'i prenu cu limna le rirxe
"To the west, many people are swimming in the river."

Notes

By intention, no mention of the imaginary journey model is mentioned in the definition. The behaviour when combining multiple spatial tenses is assumed to be self-evident.

Issues

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Created by rlpowell. Last Modification: Sunday 08 of June, 2014 19:24:06 GMT by mukti.