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Example 61-89
Yena keep-ile lo gane duze ga lo godi.
Yena
he
keep-ile
pull-
pst
lo
def
.
art
gane
child
duze
near
ga
of
lo
def
.
art
godi.
hole
He pulled the child out of the hole. OR: He pulled the child from out of the hole.
Comment:
Neither dictionary I consulted (Bold 1977; Miner's Dictionary n.d., n.a.) lists a word for 'from'. This has to be paraphrased by 'near of / near to'.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Field notes Mesthrie
Language:
Fanakalo
by
Rajend Mesthrie
cite
Datapoints:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’: At-rest marking is used to express motion-from
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