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Value At-rest marking is used to express motion-to
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
Parameter:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
References
Escure n.d.
Examples
Lea push Maria fo insayd hol.
Lea
Lea
push
push
Maria
Maria
fo
for
insayd
inside
hol.
hole
Lea pushed Maria into the hole.
See
nd
Lea push Maria fo hol.
Lea
Lea
push
push
Maria
Maria
fo
for
hol.
hole
Lea pushed Maria into the hole.
See
nd
I bin go waka fo insayd fores.
I
3sg
.
sbj
bin
pst
go
go
waka
walk
fo
for
insayd
inside
fores.
forest
He was walking in the forest.
See
Schröder nd
Wan boi an wan gel di plei fo rut.
Wan
indf
.
art
boi
boy
an
and
wan
indf
.
art
gel
girl
di
ipfv
plei
play
fo
for
rut.
road
A boy and a girl are playing in the street.
See
Schröder nd
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