måmå (Relational Particle) - up to, until, as far as

måmå (Relational Particle)

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måmå

Grammatical function

• Particle type: Relational Particle (NPCP)
• Function: Terminative Case Marker
• Meaning: Indicates the spatial or temporal limit of an action (“Until”, “As far as”, “Up to”).

Pronunciation

IPA: /mau̯mau̯/

Example sentence

Complex Path (Relational Stacking): Izo kamm måmåni kjèpo aśù. I walk from the building as-far-as-to the tree.

Antonyms

• izo (Relational Particle) (From / Ablative - often paired with terminative to show “From X to Y”)

Alternate forms

• måni: A common contraction of måmåni. Used specifically for temporal limits (“Until”).

Derived terms

• måmåni (Compound Particle): The fusion of måmå + ni. Because måmå is a relational particle, it must fuse with the following relational particle ni. This creates the specific meaning of “Up to and into/towards”.