In this lesson we look at how to talk about going to or coming from a place.
You start with a noun root that desribes where are going to or coming from:
| niuvipvik | the school |
You can then add a noun ending to the root:
| -mi | noun ending meaning, in or at |
| niuvipvimi | in / at the store |
| -mut | noun ending meaning, to |
| niuvipvimut | to the store |
| -mit | noun ending meaning, from |
| niuvipvimit | from the store |
To talk about going to a place, use the noun ending -mut with the verb root ai-:
| niuvipvimut aivunga | I am going to the store. |
| niuvipvimut aivuguk | The two of us are going to the store |
| niuvipvimut aivugut | We (3+) are going to the store. |
| niuvipvimut aivutit | You are going to the store. |
| niuvipvimut aivusi | You (3+) are going to the store. |
| niuvipvimut aijuk | He/she is going to the store. |
| niuvipvimut aijok | They (2) are going to the store. |
| niuvipvimut aijut | They (3+) are going to the store. |
To talk about coming from a place, use the noun ending -mit with the verb root pi- :
| niuvipvimit pivunga | I am coming from the store. |
| niuvipvimit pivuguk | The two of us are coming from the store. |
| niuvipvimut pijut | They are coming from the store. |
The other option is to start with our noun root, add an affix to create a verb and follow it with a verb ending:
| -liak- | affix meaning, to go to... |
| kenaujakkuviliavunga | I am going to the bank. |
| tujummiuviliavugut | We (3+) are going to the hotel |
In the third person (he/she/it or they) -liak-changes to -liat- and is followed by a verb ending that starts with t- :
| ilinniaviliattuk | He is going to the school. |
| katimmaviliattut | They are going to the church. |
ASKING QUESTIONS
We have already seen the question word nani? in other lessons. Here are some other question words that come up in this lesson:
| nakit? | from where? |
| namut? | to where? |
We can follow these words with the construction of pi + question ending to ask someone specifically:
| Nakit piven? | Where are you coming from? |
| Nakit pivitek? | Where are you (2) coming from? |
| Nakit pivise? | Where are you (3+) coming from? |
| Nakit pivâ / pijon? | Where is he/she/it coming from? |
| Nakit pijok? | Where are they (2) coming from? |
| Nakit pivât / pijon? | Where are they (3+) coming from? |
You can change the question word and have the same pattern:
| Namut aiven? | Where are you going? |
| Namut aivâ / aijon? | Where is he/she going? |