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Example 71-148
Kawai paa kela Lauman
ala maluna
.
Kawai
Kawai
paa
grab
kela
det
Lauman
Lauman
ala
rise
maluna.
up
Kawai pulled Lauman up (from his bed). OR: Kawai grabbed Lauman and [he] rose up (from his bed).
Comment:
It is unclear whether a serial verb construction is involved here, but it seems quite plausible.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
own data 1899
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Datapoints:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’: Serial verb construction plus preposition
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