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Datapoint Kriol/Coming from named places

The source of motion is generally marked with the preposition brom~burrum~from; this also holds for named places as sources.

Example 25-60:: Mindubala go ngarra la thatlat biginini weya alabat ani kambek burrum Dupuma.
Mindubala
1du.excl
go
go
ngarra
look.for
la
loc
that-lat
dem-pl
biginini
child
weya
subord
alabat
3pl
ani
pot
kam-bek
come-back
burrum
from
Dupuma.
Dhupuma
We're going to look for the children who will come back from Dhupuma (College). OR: We're going to look for the children who are coming back from Dhupuma (College).

Source: Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 57
Example 25-298:: Wan hi kambek from skul.
Wan
temp
hi
3sg
kam-bek
come-back
from
from
skul.
school
When he comes back from school.
Example 25-299:: Yu kam brom Risos Senta.
Yu
2sg
kam
come
brom
from
Risos
Resource
Senta.
Centre
You come from the Resource Centre.
Example 25-300:: Mela bin kamap from Junjuwa.
Mela
1pl.excl
bin
pst
kamap
come
from
from
Junjuwa.
Junjuwa
We came from Junjuwa.

Source: Hudson 1985: 37