←
An
myau
swan
pe sápchem
al
piuleng.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn pə̆s.ˈsap.ʧm̩ ˈal ˈpɪʉ.lŋ̩]
anprox
myaucat
swa-enbe-prox
pe=sápchemat=left
almed
piuleng.box.
With the preposition pe "in, at", a direction specifies that the item is in that direction, but not necessarily close by.
←
An
myau
swan
sápchem
kel'al
piuleng.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn ˈsap.ʧm̩ kl̩.ˈlal ˈpɪʉ.lŋ̩]
anprox
myaucat
swa-enbe-prox
sápchemleft
kel=alfrom=med
piuleng.box.
This is similar; it uses sapchem as an adjective with its comparative form. Unlike the pe form, this only talks about one axis; that is, for example, the cat may also be far above the box or far in front of it.
←
An
myau
swan
pe kal
sápchem
al
piuleng.
[ˈan ˈmjæo ˈswɑn pə̆k.ˈkɜl ˈsap.ʧm̩ ˈal ˈpɪʉ.lŋ̩]
anprox
myaucat
swa-enbe-prox
pe=kalat=away
sápchemleft
almed
piuleng.box.
...this also specifies that it's far away. (TODO is this right?)