Adverbial Clauses

Adverbial clauses are a type of adjunct clause (see also Relative Clauses). The currently attested adverbial clauses in Sereer are mostly temporal, specifying when the event described by the main clause occurred with reference to a second event. In some cases, adverbial clauses have verbal morphology not seen in main clauses.

Temporal Adverbial Clauses

Temporal adverbial clauses, also called temporal clause-linking constructions, are formed by two clauses that are connected with a temporal adverb. 

The currently attested types of temporal adverbial clauses are listed in the Table below. More works will determine what

before

after

until

since

when/while

while

1. Non-verbal Prepositions

Gloss	Adposition			Source			Notes, Example Sentences
at/to	no			VW_054			eg. no oɓox ole [noɓox ole]"at the dog"
with	fo			VW_054			fo japil "with the knife", fo oteo "with the woman"
in/inside	kam			JM_021, VW_040
near/by/next to	pam	pam		JM_021, VW_040			pam ndaxarne "by the tree"
over/above/on/up	tok			JM_021, VW_040			used also as adv. "up"
under	ɗoxang	ɗoxang, ɗoxaŋ		JM_021			ɗoxang mbaj ne "under the blanket"
amidst/between/surrounded by/inside	ndeer			VW_024			ndeer taxarke "amidst the trees", alternates with andeer, plural
in front of	mbaambir			JM_021, VW_054
behind/after	acinj			JM_021, VW_040			acinj mbine "behind the house"
behind	kataa			VW_040
outside	tafil			VW_040			also N "outside"

Temporal Prepositions

Gloss	Adposition			Source			Notes, Example Sentences
before	bala			VW_054
during	ananga			VW_068
during	yete			VW_068
during/in	na			VW_068			same as n- above ?
until	bote			VW_068
until	bona			VW_068
until	booyaate			VW_068