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Example 37-139
Mene
saa
Maa
pwê
toka.
Mene
Mene
saa
pull
Maa
Maa
pwê
put
toka.
hole
Mene pulled Maa down into the hole.
Comment:
In this example, Mene is located in the hole.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Maurer 2009
Language:
Principense
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Datapoints:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’: Serial verb construction
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