Editing Ho-Chunk language (section)

===== Locative prefixes =====
Ho-Chunk has two locative prefixes, ''ha-'' 'on' or 'onto', and ''ho-'' 'in' or 'into'. These prefixes were first described by William Lipkind in his 1928 grammar of the language<sup>[11]</sup> . The prefixes are added to a verb stem as seen in the examples below:

{{interlinear|indent=3
|mįįk → '''ha'''mįk
|{to lie (somewhere)} → {to lie on top of}|}}
{{interlinear|indent=3
|mįįk → '''ho'''mįk
|{to lie (somewhere)} → {to lie in}|}}

A locative prefix may derive a noun, a verb, or both.  This is true for ''homįk'', which can refer to a verb 'to lie in' or a noun 'bed'.  More recent learning materials refer to the ''ha-'' prefix as a [[Superessive case|superessive]] [[Applicative voice|applicative]] marker, and the ''ho-'' prefix as an [[Inessive case|inessive]] [[Applicative voice|applicative]] marker.<ref name=":02"/>