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Example 71-149
Hele kokua kela pake
ala maluna
.
Hele
go
kokua
help
kela
det
pake
Chinese
ala
rise
maluna.
up
I went to help the Chinese get up.
Comment:
The word 'pull' is not used but
kokua ala
'help get up' is a similar concept.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Own data 1896
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Datapoints:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’: Serial verb construction plus preposition
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