Exercises For Lesson 12

1. How is the locative case formed?
2. What is the meaning involved in the locative case?
3. What English words are replaced by the locative case?
4. What influences a noun or pronoun to put it in the locative case?
5. Name 3 very common verbs which take the locative.
6. Write in Nuer:
   1. She is under the tree now.
   2. Did you go to Lɛr?
   3. Where is you mother? She went to the river.
   4. There's a person in the clinic now.
   5. He's on the way. He's coming.
   6. Where is your brother? He's with my sister right now.
   7. Go ask my father. Yesterday he had it.
   8. I told that talk to my friend.
   9. Did you write your father a letter yesterday?
   10. That cow is at the barn now.
   11. I am out side.
   12. That boy has it.
   13. The man of a little while ago is in the field hoeing.
   14. The woman of a little while ago is at home cooking.
   15. I am inside.

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