Adpositions

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Position in Sereer is mostly indicated with prepositions. Prepositions are syntactically free elements.

There are two classes of prepositions: those that function verbally and therefore take verbal morphology, and those that cannot take verbal morphology. I am also currently separating temporal prepositions because they take particular morphology that I don't fully understand.

Verbal Prepositions

Gloss Aposition Position Source Notes, Example Sentences
twist around wid VW_040
go toward ɟof VW_024
be near mat VW_024
be far goƭ VW_024
come from χat VW_068
come from inoor VW_068


Gloss Aposition Position Source Notes, Example Sentences at n- VW_054 eg. noboχolɛ "at the dog"
with fo VW_054 fo ɟapil "with the knife", fo otɛo "with the woman"
in/inside kam JM_021, VW_040
near/by/next to pam pam JM_021, VW_040 pam ⁿdaχarnɛ "by the tree"
over/above/on/up tok JM_021, VW_040 used also as adv. "up"
under ɗoχang ɗoχaᵑɡ, ɗoχaŋ JM_021 ɗoχaᵑɡ ᵐbaɟnɛ "under the blanket"
inside/in between/in the middle a'ndeer JM_012, VW_040
amidst/between/surrounded by/inside ⁿdɛɛr VW_024 ⁿdɛɛr taχarkɛ "amidst the trees"
between, in the middle between (2 things) ⁿdɛɛrⁿdɛr VW_024 ⁿdɛɛⁿdɛr taχarkɛ "between the (two) trees"
in front of ᵐbaaᵐbir JM_021, VW_054
in front of adoχ VW_038 (JH_039) derived from "leader" N
behind/after aciⁿɉ JM_021, VW_040 acinᶮɟ ᵐbinɛ "behind the house"
behind ka'taa VW_040
outside ˈtafil VW_040 also N "outside"


Gloss Aposition Position Source Notes, Example Sentences before bala VW_054
during anaᵑga VW_068
during yɛtɛ VW_068
during/in na VW_068
until botɛ VW_068
until bona VW_068
until booyaatɛ VW_068