måmåni (Relational Particle Compound)


måmåni

måmåni

Grammatical function

  • Particle type: Compound Relational Particle
  • Function: Terminative-Allative Case Marker
  • Meaning: “As far as to”, “Up to”, “All the way to”.

Logic & Etymology

A fusion of måmå (Until/Limit) and ni (Direction/Allative).

  • Logic: Defines the specific endpoint of a path. Unlike simple ni (which implies direction), måmåni implies reaching the limit and stopping there.

Syntax

Occupies the Oblique Argument slot (Goal).

  • Structure: måmåni [Location]

Pronunciation

IPA: /mau̯mau̯ɲi/

Pitch Accent

  • Morae: må · må · ni
  • Pattern: L · L · L
  • Class: atonal

Example sentence

Example 1

  • Asaxi: izo kamm måmåni kjèpo aśù.
  • English: I walk from the building as-far-as-to the tree.
  • Polish: x

Derived terms

  • måni (Contraction): Used primarily for temporal limits (“Until”).
  • måniåkam (Conjunction): “By the time that…”