The intrative case (

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) is a case that roughly expresses the notion of the English preposition "amidst". It is found in the

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, where it occurs with the

locative In grammar, the locative case ( ; abbreviated ) is a grammatical case which indicates a location. In languages using it, the locative case may perform a function which in English would be expressed with such prepositions as "in", "on", "at", and " ...

suffix ''-ʼō''. When conjoined, the two

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s are pronounced as ''-lummō''.

References

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