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Value Special motion-to preposition
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Parameter:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
Examples
kɔfi puʃ dɛ pikin fɔ gɔta
kɔfi
Kofi
puʃ
push
dɛ
art
pikin
child
fɔ
for
gɔta
gutter
Kofi pushed the child into the gutter.
waia gɔs we ì de (fɔ) dɛ wɔta
waia
wire
gɔs
gaze
we
comp
ì
3sg
de
cop
(fɔ)
(for)
dɛ
art
wɔta
water
a wire gaze that is in the water
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