A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. A preposition usually indicates the temporal, spatial or logical relationship of its object to the rest of the sentence as in the example in the table in this post.
| Preposition | Example in melanau mukah |
| jahak ( with, dengan, dan) | Warna seik jahak ingkodok- red and purple |
| bak (for, untuk) | Itou bak nou- this is for you |
| buyak ( because, kerana,sebab) | buyak kaau - because of you |
| keman (from, dari,daripada) | keman kayou- from wood |
| gak ( at, di, pada ) | akou migak gak pat badek- i woke up at 4 am |
| jebah ( beside, sebelah) | jebah siyen- beside him |
| segak ( close to, dekat) | kudok segak kou- sit close to me |
| bateng ( while, during, sedang) | bateng keman- during a meal |
| dagen ( in, dalam) | dagen kutek- in the box |
| ji ( like, seperti) | ji kuyad- like a monkey |
| tapak ( until, sehingga) | tapak lau itou- until today |
Certain prepositions have special sentence structure:
Point of time/ duration + ngak ( Since, sejak)
example:
Akou tapak gitou mabei ngak
I've arrived here since yesterday
Paut or Ketayi ( Since, Sejak)
example:
Paut / Ketayi a tina matai enda muung a lalu siyen-
Since the death of her mother, she isolates herself.
Si-ieang..., mudei.... ( first..., then...), ( dahulu..., kemudian)
example:
keman si-eang, mudei kaau pulek.
eat first, then you can go back.
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