Common Lexeme

pana

Keywords: body parts, spatial terms

Pronunciation (IPA): 'pa.na 
Part of Speech: term noun verb 
Class: noxaj 
Forms: pana, panas, panasyn 
Glosses: face, respect, stature, personality, present, future, non-past, next 

Description:

The term 'pana' has a base meaning as  anoun of 'face'. It can also be used as a verb, in which case it is a noxaj semitransitive verb with an absolutive subject that is the facer and a dative indirect object that is the thing faced.

The derived form 'panasyn' is used as a word for 'personality' or 'respect/stature'. The shorter derived form 'panas' can mean something in the present or future, or the grammatical non-past, through contrast with 'kiles', 'past', from the word for back.

Next:

See attached article - the modifier phrases 'ni panas' or 'eni panas' are used to convey the idea of 'next'.

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