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each and different meanings associated with the positions,
but (as in the case of -ni possessor/enumerator, 5-3.23)
they are considered one suffix each, rather than two
homophonous suffixes, because only one -mpi ~ -nti or
-pacha may occur on one stem. The positions of occurrence

are discussed below under each suffix.
5-3.31 Complement/relationals

These suffixes are (in alphabetical order)

-mpi_~ -nti conjoiner/accompanier/agentive/ instrumental
-na_ possessive/locational
-ru. directional ‘to, at'

-ta ~ -t"a directional 'of, from'

-taki_ ~ -tak"i ~ -tay beneficiary/purposive

Except for -mpi ~ -nti, which as conjoiner or accompanier
may precede any of the others, the complement/relational
suffixes do not co-occur on one stem. (Some co-occurrence
is possible on a noun theme that has been verbalized and
then renominalized. )
These suffixes have case functions. Each may

occur to mark a complement of the verb inflection suffix
(see 6-3) or to mark the relations of other nouns to the

verb stem or to some other part of the sentence.