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Prepositions

Preposition: Word that indicates the beginning of a fragment which clarifies the context of the action in a predicate; if the action does not need an object, they can be used as actions themselves in the predicate

Prepositional words

lon: location indicator; can also express that something is true or real
tawa: direction indicator; can also express movement
tan: causation indicator; can also express purpose
kepeken: means indicator; marks the tools used to perform the action
sama: association indicator; expresses that a thing is the same or alike to something else

Prepositions can only be used as content words in pi modifiers, not as context for an action

Examples

sina toki lon ilo Siko - You talk on Discord
mama mi tawa ma Tosi - My parents are going to Germany
kasi li moli tan kon lete - The plants are dead because of the cold air
mi pali e tomo kepeken kiwen - I built the house using stone

Negation of the context is done by adding ala after the preposition, not the whole segment

sona li sama ala pali - Knowing isn't the same as doing

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