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Example 22-60
Mi stap long dispela haus.
Mi
1sg
stap
stay
long
prep
dispela
this/that
haus.
house
I stay in this/that house.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Datapoints:
Distance contrasts in demonstratives: No distance contrast
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’: At-rest marking is used to express motion-from
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