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Example 33-170
Lea djunda Maria té fora di kasa.
Lea
Lea
djunda
pull
Maria
Maria
té
until
fora
outside
di
of
kasa.
house
Lea pulled Maria until (she was) outside of the house.
Portuguese:
Lea puxou a Maria (até) 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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