onå (18_Conjunctions & Clause Linking)
onå
Grammatical function
- Type: Temporal Particle / Adverb
- Function: Eternal Aspect
- Meaning: “Forever”, “Eternally”, “Always”.
Logic & Etymology
o (Sky) + nå (NOW Aspectual Marker) (Now).
- Lit: “Sky-now.”
- Logic: The sky is the ultimate constant. To exist in “Sky-time” is to exist forever.
- Distinction: Distinct from the proximal prefix
o-(Here). The phonetic weight of the nounoimplies the celestial body, not the pointer.
Syntax
Can function as a Sentence-Final Particle (Adverbial) or a Floating Modifier (Poetic).
Example sentence
To wo no jåijo onå. I want to see you forever. (Lit: I want-see you sky-now).