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The main use of ''-käng'' and ''-ke'' is as (pro)noun locative and lative suffixes, with the (pro)noun's original case agreeing with the head the new locative/lative word modifies. Possessive/informal pronouns use ''-ha'' in place of ''-ke'', and definite nouns use ''häng'' and ''he'' in place of ''-käng'' and ''-ke''. | The main use of ''-käng'' and ''-ke'' is as (pro)noun locative and lative suffixes, with the (pro)noun's original case agreeing with the head the new locative/lative word modifies. Possessive/informal pronouns use ''-ha'' in place of ''-ke'', and definite nouns use ''häng'' and ''he'' in place of ''-käng'' and ''-ke''. | ||
These two suffixes can also be applied to verbs | These two suffixes can also be applied to verbs for "after" and "before" converbial meanings respectively (without requiring a lack of TAM suffix), and to numerals for ordinal and fractional meanings respectively. | ||
====Reduplication==== | ====Reduplication==== | ||