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Example 1-201
Myki a diki wan holle troy da dubeli na in.
Meki
make
a
3sg
.
sbj
diki
dig
wan
indf
.
sg
olo
hole
trowe
throw
da
det
.
sg
d'dibri
devil
na
loc
ini.
inside
Let them dig a hole, (and) throw the devil inside.
Dutch:
[...] het Graf en gooid den Duivel daar in [...]. [ op.cit.]
Comment:
Here the goal is intransitive/adverbial
na ini
'inside'.
Type:
written
Source:
van Dyk ca. 1765
: 76
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’: At-rest marking is used to express motion-to
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