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Example 31-144
Joao puxa Maria dentu di braku.
Joao
Joao
puxa
push
Maria
Maria
dentu
inside
di
of
braku.
hole
Joao pushed Maria into the hole.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
own knowledge (Marlyse Baptista)
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Datapoints:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’: Special motion-to preposition
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