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Unit 3: Word Building

Use postpositions, classifiers, and particles to grow the lexicon productively.

Place postpositions after noun phrases.
Choose the right classifier.
Read and build compounds.

Unit 3: Word Building

Lesson 5: Postpositions for Space, Time, and Relations

Use the postposition system for location, motion, time, means, comparison, cause, and recipients.

Place postpositions after noun phrases.
Distinguish ne from to.
Read the different meanings of na from context.

Unit 3: Word Building

Lesson 6: Compounds, Classifiers, and Particles

Build new vocabulary with head-final compounds, classifier suffixes, and the particle system.

Read compounds as modifier-head structures.
Choose the right classifier.
Use domain and semantic particles to motivate new words.