Location and Direction
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Location and Direction
Aruvic location words often behave like navigation markers. Many are built from short roots meaning at, from, with, this, that, or place.
Here and There
Meaning | Aruvic | Literal Sense |
|---|---|---|
here | na-si | at this |
there | na-ta | at that |
now | na-ti | at time |
Question Locations
Meaning | Aruvic | Literal Sense |
|---|---|---|
where | loka | location-question |
why | ra-ka | from what |
how | ve-ka | with what |
Routes
Aruvic frequently describes life through routes.
Examples:
rani = route / road / path
ran-ti = safe coastal route
ran-vask = dangerous open-ocean route
ran-selo = clear route / a life going well
Route Example
English:
“The sailor knows the safe route.”
Aruvic:
Rova-man raniri ran-ti.
Breakdown:
rova-man = sailor
raniri = knows
ran-ti = safe route
IGT Block
Rova-man
rova-man
raniri
raniri
ran-ti.
ran-ti
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‘“The sailor knows the safe route.”’