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Example 75-144
Dan li tru Lea kiiaahkweepineew Mari-wa.
Dan
loc
li
art
.
m
.
sg
tru
hole
Lea
Lea
kii-aahkweepin-eew
pst
-push.by.hand-3.
sbj
.3.
obj
Mari-wa.
Mary-
obv
Lea pushed Mary into the hole.
Comment:
The element
dan
(also
daa
) is a general locative preposition. Sometimes it is combined with other prepositions, such as
uhchi
'from'.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Fleury 2007
Language:
Michif
by
Peter Bakker
cite
Datapoints:
Alignment of case marking of full noun phrases: Accusative alignment
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’: At-rest marking is used to express motion-to
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