230 Chapter 8 Prepositions and PPs
(30) Pate-na jiya e-olok moso rato gella'.
minister-DEF this OV-call by king before
‘The chief minister was summoned by the king.’
Fourth, bi' and moso can be used in PPs that function as adverbials.
(31) Juko' rowa e-massa' Tina bi' te-ngate.
fish that OV-cook Tina with RED-care
‘Tina cooked the fish carefully.’
(32) Moso akantha napa sakte-na, mon la ng-addheb-bi tombak
with like what sakti-DEF if already AV-face-LOC spear
Se Nanggala, bakal tebas-sa.
Si Nanggala will misfortune-DEF
‘Regardless of his sakti, anyone who faces Si Nanggala will die.’
lit. ‘With any kind of superpower, if someone faces Si Nanggala,
he will have misfortune.’
In (31), bi' te-ngate ‘with care’ is a manner adverbial describing how Tina
cooked the fish. In (32), the PP functions as a sentence adverb, setting up a con-
dition modifying the sentence. Fifth, bi' and moso are occasionally used in
comparatives, as in (33) and (34), although acceptance varies among speakers.
(33) Rudi a-kowad-an bi' Deni.
Rudi AV-strong-AN with Deni
‘Rudi is stronger than Deni.’
(34) Bannya'an buku-na Ali padha so Bambang.
many-NOM book-DEF Ali same with Bambang
‘Ali has as many books as Bambang.’
Finally, both prepositions can be used to coordinate two nominals, which is an
extension of their comitative use.
(35) Bambang bi' Ita melle buku.
Bambang and Ita AV.buy book
‘Bambang and Ita bought books.’
(36) Joko Tole moso raji-na Dewi Ratnadi a-jalan ka temor.
Joko Tole and wife-DEF Dewi Ratnadi AV-walk to east
‘Joko Tole and his wife Dewi Ratnadi walked to the east.’