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Example 33-166
Lea djunda Maria pa fora di kasa.
Lea
Lea
djunda
pull
Maria
Maria
pa
to
fora
outside
di
of
kasa.
house
Lea pulled Maria out of the house.
Portuguese:
Lea puxou a Maria para fora da casa.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
by
Incanha Intumbo
and
Liliana Inverno
and
John Holm
cite
Datapoints:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’: Special motion-from adposition
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