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Example 61-90
Yena khona phakati ga lo godi.
Yena
he
khona
cop
.
loc
phakati
inside
ga
of
lo
def
.
art
godi.
hole
He is inside the hole. OR: He is in the hole.
Comment:
Ga
usually means 'of'; it could be used with
phandle
'outside' or
phakati
'inside'.
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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