The particle _uie_ means 'above.' The genitive case is placed before it; e.g., _fandai no uie ni voqe_ 'place it on the table,' _cono uie va gozaru mai_ 'it will not be above this,' that is to say 'it will not be better than this,' _sono uie ni_ 'about that,' _sono uie no sata vo catari are_ 'tell me about that,' _core va izzure iori mo uie de gozaru_ 'one will not discover anything better than his,' that is to say 'this is the best.' _Xita_ means 'below.' It governs the genitive; e.g., _fandai no xita ni voqe_ 'place it under the table,' _micotoba no xita iori_ (141v) 'when the king finishes speaking,' _voxita vo cudasarei_ (141v) 'would your Lordship be so kind as to give to me that which remains of your drink.' The particle _soba_ means 'side' and governs the genitive; e.g., _fito no soba vo fanaruru_ 'he separates himself from the side of another.' The particle _maie_ means 'before' and governs the genitive; e.g., _fito no maie vo tovoru_ 'I pass in front of someone else,' _cacugo no maie_ {158} (141v) 'according to ones disposition,' _funbet no maie_ (141v) 'as I believe, or think, or according to the sense (_iuxta sensum_).' The particle _mavari_ means 'around' and governs the genitive; e.g., _iglesia no mavari ni tçuchi vo nague sutçuru na_ 'do not put earth around the church.' The particle _uchi_ means 'within,' and the noun which precedes it must be in the genitive; e.g., _iglesia no uchi_ 'in the church,' _ano fito va, fito no uchi de va nai_ 'that man is not among men,' that is (51 to say 'he is not a man,' _futacuchi cúta coto va, cúta uchi de va nai_ (142v)[144] 'to eat two mouthfuls is not to eat.' The particle _foca_ means 'outside,' and the genitive is placed before it; e.g., _igelsia no foca ni_ 'outside the church,' _foca ie iqe_ 'go out, or go outside.' Sometimes the genitive particle is replaced by _iori_; e.g., _Deus vonago ichinin iori foca tçucuri tamavanu_ (142v)[145] 'God did not create but one woman,' that is to say 'he created just one,' _Tengu fito ni acu vo susumuru iori foca va, nai_ (142v) 'the Devil does nothing if he is not persuaded by man to sin,' _goxǒ vo tasucaru tame baptismo vo sazzucaru iori foca bechi no michi ga nai_ 'there is no other way to save men than by baptism,' that is to say 'without baptism we cannot be saved.' _Deus no gracia iori foca_ 'without the grace of God.' The particle _naca_ means 'in the middle.' It is used when the material is either dense or defuse; e.g., _qi no naca ni_ 'in the wood,' _fito no naca ni_ 'among the men.' The particle _nacaba_ means 'in the midst of things' when referring to a sequence. It follows the genitive; e.g., _dangui no nacaba ni_ 'in the midst of the sermon,' _sore vo qijte, nacaba va vosore; nacaba va aqirete ita_ (145v) 'hearing that, he feared and was afraid,' that is to say 'he spent most of his time being afraid.'