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Example 45-116
Tiene mucho hielo na frigider.
Tiene
exist
mucho
plenty
hielo
ice
na
loc
frigider.
refrigerator
There is plenty of ice in the refrigerator.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Escalante 2005
: 64
Language:
Cavite Chabacano
by
Eeva Sippola
cite
Datapoints:
Existential verb and transitive possession verb: Identity
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’: At-rest marking is used to express motion-to
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’: Special motion-from adposition
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