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Example 61-85
Yena hambile lapa Thegwin.
Yena
he
hambile
go.
pst
lapa
loc
.
prep
Thegwin.
Durban
He went to Durban.
Comment:
The locational preposition is optional; sometimes a fine nuance is possible;
lapha
signifying 'in the direction of, near, towards' whereas zero is more specific here.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Field notes Mesthrie
Language:
Fanakalo
by
Rajend Mesthrie
cite
Datapoints:
Going to named places: Preposition
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