o (07_Describing Location in Asaxi)
o
Grammatical function
- Type: Proximal Demonstrative Adverb / Prefix
- Function: Immediate Deixis
- Meaning: “Here”, “This (place)”, “Immediate vicinity”.
Usage Notes
- As Prefix (
o-): Attaches to a noun to specify it is “right here” (e.g.,o-shěso“This book here”). - As Adverb (
o): Stands alone to indicate the location.- Example: To apo o. (“The apple is here”).
- As Tense (
o-): Used as a prefix for Immediate Tense (e.g.,ozè-“Just now”).
Pronunciation
IPA: /o/
Example sentence
To wo o xiŕa. I am here.
Etymology
Sound symbolism for “Self/Center” (Round mouth shape, holding space).
Derived terms
- o (Proximal Locative Prefix) (Prefix form).
- o-gă (Compound Locative Noun) (Immediate Vicinity / Here-place).
- ojano (Here and there / Distributive).
- ozè (Tense Prefix) (Immediate Past).