A little worldbuilding, verbs of motion, and deixis:
This is the only part where I'm letting myself get too creative at this point, so just dumping it here to get it out of my brain:
Qagun Maruhe is spoken by the Maruhe people on a volcanic island at about 60°N. A map of the island is below, with the four volcanoes (all stratovolcanoes) on the island marked:
If you can't read their names, they are (from largest to smallest):
1. Qepder (2221 meters)
2. Yagfi (1390 meters)
3. Misoat (972 meters)
4. Kev (868 meters)
As you've probably already predicted, navigation is done based on the volcanoes. Motion verbs are all direction-based, with both path and manner being marked via adverbials.
Qepder, being by far the the biggest and most prominent feature in the landscape, is the primary landmark used for navigation. The important verbs used here are as follows:
maddu = go towards the caldera of Qepder (etymologically derived from "face go")
jimaddu = go away from the caldera of Qepder, especially (though not exclusively) towards the northeast (etymologically derived from "turn" +
maddu)
sugkaru = go away from the caldera of Qepder towards the southwest (etymologically derived from "night go," based on the direction in which the sun sets)
vataru = go away from the caldera of Qepder towards the southeast (etymologically derived from "sun go," based on the direction in which the sun rises)
kogrkaddu = go towards the cliffs of Kogrka on the northwest side of Qepder (although in practice, people rarely go here!)
hicdaru = move with the left ear towards the caldera of Qepder (counterclockwise)
nundaru = move with the right ear towards the caldera of Qepder (clockwise)
The other volcanoes on the island are also used for navigating more locally, and fortunately have largely more transparent etymologies:
yagfiru = move towards the caldera of Yagfi
jiyagfiru = move away from the caldera of Yagfi
misoatru = move towards the caldera of Misoat
jimisoatru = move away from the caldera of Misoat
kevru = move towards the caldera of Kev
jikevru = move away from the caldera of Kev
The circular directional verbs
hicdaru and
nundaru can also be compounded with the other volcano names to mean similar meanings for the others:
misoat-hicdaru = move with the left ear towards the caldera of Misoat (counterclockwise)
These verbs can be compounded to refer to moving in quite specific directions. Generally this is done with one Qepder-oriented verb and one other verb:
jimadduri yagfi-nundaruri = move away from the caldera of Qepder to the south, so that your right ear is facing Yagfi
However, it is not always necessary to navigate with respect to Qepder
misoat-hicdaruri kev-nundaruri = move with the left ear to Misoat and the right ear to Kev; pass between Misoat and Kev to the southeast
Do note that the grammar for compounding verbs is likely to change…
There are also directional verbs for up and down:
nahparu = move up in the air towards the sky
doneddu = move down in the air towards the earth
koraseru = move up in the water towards the surface
atahru = move down in the water towards the bottom
detundu = move down into the earth, such as into a hole
qagesru = move up from the earth to a higher place, such as into a tree or to the top of a house