Manner & Other Functional Prepositions

meta	:	about, regarding (pertinential, PRN)
von	:	done by, made by (agent, AGT)
epo	:	composed of, made of some material (compositive, CPS)
ala	:	according to, as described by (considerative, CSD)
kata	:	upon, unto (patient, PAT)
ana	:	up, until, to create something (resultative, RES)

Here are some miscellaneous prepositions and their examples.

Lokl'ai 3PL-∈	femos' speak	meta PRN	meteora. weather
'They talked about weather.'

S'ai this-∈	grafika painting	von AGT	mea. 1SG
'This is a painting by me.'

Mokl'ai 1PL-∈	teko box-GEN	poietos create	epo CPS	ligna. wood
'We made a box out of wood.'

Mokl'ai 1PL-∈	magiros cook	ala CSD	sa this	biblia. book
'We cook according to this book.'

Comparative & Equivalence (ultra & iso)

ultra	:	more than, beyond
iso	:	similar to, just like, as

Comparative statements have the form "pleo [parameter] ultra [reference]", which means 'more ... than ...'.

Heli'ai Sun-∈	pleo more	makros' big	ultra than	planeta he-Tera. Earth
'The Sun is bigger than the Earth.'

When there are multiple things, we can move the preposition "ultra" to disambiguate which element is being compared.

M'ai 1SG-∈	skopos see	meta PRN	pleo more	multa many	iktia fish	ultra than	ornita. bird
'I see more fish than I see birds.' (fish that I see > birds that I see)

M'ai 1SG-∈	ultra than	ornita, bird	skopos see	meta PRN	pleo more	multa many	iktia. fish
'I see more fish than a bird sees.' (fish that I see > fish that a bird sees)

Statements about equivalence and similarity have the form "homo/tauto ... iso ...". The word homo indicates belonging to the same group, type, or level. Meanwhile, tauto indicates identity as the same instance or individual. E.g. tauto tektonika is the same one building from before, while homo tektonika is another building with the same design.

L'ai 3SG-∈	dromos' run	homo same type	takos' fast	iso as	laga. rabbit.
'He runs as fast as a rabbit.'

M'ai 1SG-∈	ontos exist	ende inside	tauto same id.	tektonika building	iso as	ta. 2SG.
'I am in the same building as you.'

Causes, Mechanisms, and Methods (epo poste, epo sin, epo kata)

Methods and mechanisms can be expressed by putting two activities next to each other

M'ai 1SG-∈	mobilosa move	pedestrosa walk
'I move by walking.'

M'ai 1SG-∈	fagosa eat	dentatose chew-CONS	bromata food
'I eat by chewing food.'

Mechanisms can also be expressed with the preposition epo sin followed by the underlying activity.

M'ai 1SG-∈	fagos' eat	epo sin by	dentatose chew-CONS	bromata food
'I eat by chewing food.'

Pluvi'ai rain-∈	ontos' exist	epo sin he by	hidr'ai 3PL-∈	kadukos' fall	apo from	nefa cloud
'It rained when water fell from the clouds.'

Causes, i.e. things in the past that lead up to an event, are expressed with the preposition epo poste.

M'ai 1SG-∈	fagos' eat	epo poste because	oreksos' hungry
'I eat because I am hungry'

Pluvi'ai rain-∈	ontos' exist	epo poste because	l'ai 3PL-∈	halatose saltify-CONS	nefa cloud
'It rained because they salted the clouds.'

We can express intruments, i.e. objects that we control or manipulate to perform an activity, with the preposition epo kata.

M'ai 1SG-∈	fagos eat	epo kata by affecting	mo my	ora mouth
'I eat by using my mouth.'