PREPOSITIONS.
The Dak is like the I E languages remarkable for its copiousness in prepositions. In their use or omission the Dak differs from the English less than does the Anglo Saxon. As in some of the old I E languages they are either verbal prefixes or follow their nouns. Nearly all of them seem to be of I E prepositions mostly compounded. I give examples of the more obvious similarities.
Sam. together with, in skt. A. S. and Dak.
En in, Greek, Teutonic and Dak.
On, A. S. with dat, for, on account of, of, Dak the same.
A verbal prefix on, Icel, A. S., Dak.
I E ana A. S. an on, Dak an in composition on.
A. S. at our at; Dak ta at necessarily transposed.
Eu da Old Ir du, our to, Germ zu; Min du, during, at that time; Dak tu to, till etc.
Eu ek over, of I E ak; Min ak over, Dak in ak -an upon, ak -am beyond over upon, ek -ta at, etc.
Eu api about, around; Min api with.
Eu ambhi about, around, over; Dak am in akam over upon; A S and Ger um. Swed om same meaning; Dak om with, used with plural object only.
A S ni negative; Dak ni prefix in nicha none and base of negative words in shni not combined with reflexive sa.