Location

In this lesson you will learn about locations and how to talk about location (in front of, nearby etc)

Locatives

locatives "ko/kwa", "mo" and "fa" are used to describe location. "mo" usually means "inside" or a more precise location than "ko/kwa".

o kae?	where are you/he/she ?
ke bereka mo ofising	I am working in the office
o nna kwa Broadhurt mo Gaborone	he stays at Broadhurst in Gaborone
Festus o ko Francistown	Festus is in Francistown
Ba kwa tirong	They are at work
Sarah o yo	Sarah is here
Sarah ga a yo	Sarah is not here

Note the use of "ofising" and "tirong" above. In general, whenever a noun is used as a location following "ko/kwa/mo/fa" then -ng is added at the end, unless the noun ends in "a" in which case the "a" is replaced by "-eng".

Location nouns

banka	bankeng	in the bank
sepatela	sepateleng	in the hospital
moraka	morakeng	at the cattle post
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