An pirkal tani. ‗I‘ve come but not to stay.‘

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16.4.3.2 Specific goal

If the motion is towards what is viewed as a specific point within a general setting, such as a home within a town, the specific goal suffix -che-zhe-je 103 is added to the noun. Example Sagla negzhe nad. ‗The chief went home.‘ The suffix -che-zhe-je is also used in the sense of ‗as far as‘. Example An sagla negzhe arpi. ‗I went as far as the chief‘s house.I went to the chief‘s house.‘ 16.4.3.3 General direction words Sometimes a general direction word, rather than a general or specific area is used as the goal of motion. These general direction words do not use the goal suffixes -bal-pal or -che-zhe-je. Some general direction words include: 1. nakwal ‗up river‘ 2. teal ‗down river‘ 3. opakal ‗across the river‘ 4. nuechik ‗right-hand side‘ 5. chapilechik ‗left-hand side‘ 6. tad nakwechik ‗east‘ 7. tad arkwanechik ‗west‘ Exercise 14 . General goal suffix -bal-pal frame drill The teacher says Sentence 1 and the student repeats it; the teacher says Sentence 2 and the student repeats it, etc. This exercise should be repeated several times. Example Teacher: An chapurbal ne. Student: An chapurbal ne. 1. An chapurbal ne. ‗I‘m going to go to the jungle.‘ 2. An tibal ti. ‗I‘ve come from the river.‘ 3. Machi Pukurbal nad. ‗The boy went to Pucuru.‘ 4. Tad Pay tukpal ne. ‗The elder is going to the head of the Paya River.‘ 5. Ome Panamabal ne. ‗The woman is going to go to Panama.‘ Exercise 15 . General goal suffix -bal-pal frame drill The teacher asks the question and the student replies using the -bal-pal suffix to state the goal of motion. Example Teacher: ¿Pia ne? Student: Chapurbal ne. 1. chapur ‗jungle‘ 2. ti ‗river‘ 3. Pukur ‗Pucuru‘ 4. igal ‗trail‘ 5. Panama ‗Panama‘ Exercise 16 . Specific goal suffix -che-zhe-je frame drill The teacher says Sentence 1 and the student repeats it; the teacher says Sentence 2 and the student repeats it, etc. This exercise should be repeated several times. 103 -che follows fortis consonants, -zhe follows lenis consonants, and -je follows vowels.