The term "verbs of motion" is used to describe a specific set of verbs whose meaning include the locative notion that is normally included using -Daq. These verbs often describe movement from one place to another, but not all verbs that describe movement as "verbs of motion". Common examples include:

• jaH - go

• ghoS - come, approach

• leng - roam (to a place), travel (to a place with or without a specific reason)

• ve' - travel (to a place with a specific reason)

• chegh - return

Note that vIH (“move, be in motion”) is not a verb of motion in this sense, as it describes being in motion but not changing location.

• lupDujHom vIchegh - I return to the shuttle.

• pa'Daq yIjaH - Go to the room!

• may'Daq jaHDI' SuvwI' juppu'Daj lonbe' - A warrior does not abandon his friend when he goes to battle.

• SIbI' bIghHa' yIghoS - Go to jail immediatly (SIbI' - immediatly, bIghHa' - jail)

• qul bIQtIqDaq ghoS - He travels along the river of fire (qul - fire, bIQtIq - river

The object of a "verb of motion" refers to the place where the movement begins or ends. This location is sometimes marked with the suffix -Daq ("at, on, in, to") or -vo' ("from"), which might seem like a general locative. However, the verb prefix clarifies the meaning and removes any ambiguity. Some examples:

• DujDaq pa'wIjDaq vIleng - I travel to my room on the ship (Duj - ship, pa' - room)

• DujDaq pa'wIjDaq jIleng - I roam around my room on the ship 

The first sentence would more commonly be said DujDaq pa'wIj vIleng, without the -Daq on pa'wIj.