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Value Special motion-to preposition
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Parameter:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
Examples
Lea shub Maria iina di houl.
Lea
Lea
shub
shove
Maria
Maria
iina
in.to
di
art
.
def
houl.
hole
Lea pushed Maria into the hole.
Deh neva yuustu hav haijaka iin di toun.
Deh
3pl
neva
neg
.
pst
yuustu
hab
.
pst
hav
have
haijaka
hijacker
iin
in
di
art
.
def
toun.
town
They did not have any hijackers in this town.
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