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Example 22-149
Meri ia [...] kisim dispela kanu pusim kam long wara.
Meri
woman
ia
foc
[...]
[...]
kisim
take
dispela
this
kanu
canoe
pusim
push
kam
come
long
prep
wara.
water
The woman [...] pushed the canoe into the water.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
: Simbu M 18
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Datapoints:
Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go': ‘Come’ and ‘go’ directionals exist
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