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Example 75-206
Nimaanmaan kiipeeashekiiweew Edmonton
uhchi
iyeer.
Ni-maanmaan
1-mother
kii-pee-ashe-kiiwee-w
pst
-hither-back-come.home-3
Edmonton
Edmonton
uhchi
from
iyeer.
yesterday
My mother came back (home) from Edmonton yesterday.
Comment:
The prefixed element
pee-
marks "movement hither".
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Fleury 2007
Language:
Michif
by
Peter Bakker
cite
Datapoints:
Motion-to and motion-from: Differentiation
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