152 Chapter 6 Clause types
(12) Polo se kene' rowa, Kangean.
island REL small that Kangean
‘That small island is Kangean.’
Locative clauses describe the location of the subject through a PP predi-
cate in an NP-PP structure.
(13) Buku-na neng meja.
book-DEF at table
‘The book is on the table.’
(14) Oreng rowa dhari Kamal.
person that from Kamal
‘That person is from Kamal.’
(15) Motor-ra neng budhi-na roma.
car-DEF at back-DEF house
‘The car is behind the house.’
(16) Tang anom e kantor-ra.
my uncle at office-DEF
‘My uncle is at his office.’
The PP in each of these examples, neng meja ‘on the table’, dhari Kamal ‘from
Kamal’, neng budhina roma ‘behind the house’, and e kantorra ‘at his office’ is
the predicate of the clause. With locative clauses, it is possible to use the exis-
tential predicate badha as well.
(17) Buku-na badha neng meja.
book-DEF exist at table
‘The book is on the table.’
(18) Oreng rowa badha dhari Kamal.
person that exist from Kamal
‘That person is from Kamal.’
(19) Motor-ra badha neng budhi-na roma.
car-DEF exist at back-DEF house
‘The car is behind the house.’
(20) Tang anom badha e kantor-ra.
my uncle exist at office-DEF
‘My uncle is at his office.’