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Example 22-80
Bai mi pulim bikpela snek long susu bilong yu.
Bai
fut
mi
1sg
pulim
pull
bik-pela
big-
mod
snek
snake
long
prep
susu
breast
bilong
poss
yu.
2sg
I will pull a big snake from your breast.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
: Female, 17 from West Sepik
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Datapoints:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: In a leftward position
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’: At-rest marking is used to express motion-from
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