_Ni tçuite_ means 'around, or about' and is derived from the verb _tçuqi,u_; e.g., _core ni tçuite_, _core ni tçuqi_, or _core ni tçuqete_ means 'about that.' _Sono gui ni voite va zonjenu_ (120) 'I do not know anything about this matter,' _Vôxe va mottomo naredomo vagami ni totte va canai gatai_ (120) 'Your Lordship speaks well but what concerns me is that (58 {165} it is difficult to do.' _Dai quan ni itatte va ichinin bacari sadame io_ (120)[166] 'decide that which concerns the steward only.' _Itatte_ and _totte_[167] are the gerunds of verbs just as the preceding. They also say _Padre coto va_ 'the things belonging to the priest,' _varera coto va_ 'about my things, or those things which belong to me.' _Xitagatte_ or _xitagǒte_ means 'near' and is the gerund of the verb _xitagari,u_ or _xitagai,ó_. As with the other verbs it governs the dative case; e.g., _guioi ni xitagatte_ or _xitagǒte_ 'according to Your Lordship's understanding.' _Xidai_ has the same meaning; e.g., _conata xidai_ 'according to your wishes.' Sometimes it is added to the roots of verbs; e.g., _mairi xidai_ 'according to when he comes, or according to his coming.' _Ni_ indicates the place in which. _Ni voite_ has the same meaning but indicates permanence; e.g., _fatto va fuximi ni voite vôxeidasareta_ 'he established the law while he was in Fushimi,' _Bungo funai ni itatte_ 'in the city of Funai in the kingdom of Bungo,' _iglesia ni uoru_ 'he is in church.' _De_ indicates the place of an action; e.g., _michi de Pedro ni vǒta_ 'I met Peter in the street.' The same particle _de_, together with _vo motte_, indicate the instrument with which an action is done; e.g., _bo vo motte Pedro vo uchi coroita_ 'he killed Peter with a stick,' _Padre sama catarareta de navo qicoieta_ 'from what the Reverend Father told me, it became easier to understand,' _necqi de xinda_ 'he died of a fever.' _Cara_ or _iori_ indicate the place from which; e.g., _iglesia cara_ 'from church.' They also say _fune cara maitta_ 'he came by ship' and _cachi cara maitta_ 'he came on foot.' _Fune de maitta_ is the same as _fune cara maitta_ and _fune ni notte maitta_. _Fana cara me cara miguruxij mono gia_ 'it is unpleasant to the nose and the eyes.' _Iori_ indicates the place through which; e.g., _sama iori faitta_ 'he entered through the window.' _Tomo ni_ means 'at the same time'; e.g., _sonata to tomo ni mairǒzu_ I shall go at the same time as you,' _mǒsu to tomo ni_ 'at the same time as he spoke.' _Ie_ indicates the place to which; e.g., _achi ie mairǒ_ 'I shall go directly to court (_curia_),' _miiaco no cata ie noboru_ 'he went up to court' and also _miiaco no fǒ ie noboru_. They also say _miiaco no iori_, {166} _miiaco sama_, or _miiaco no gotoqu noboru_, but this is not a good way of speaking and is more characteristic of a rustic (_rusticus_).