Value At-rest marking is used to express motion-to

Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
Parameter:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
References
Tong 1862: VI.28; Tong 1862: VI.41

Examples

  1. 砵地㗎唎答西爹布
    Putee curry top side table.
    Putee
    put
    curry
    curry
    top
    top
    side
    side
    table.
    table
    Put the curry on the table.

    See Tong 1862: VI.41

  2. He too much sorry inside, and have killum he-self.
    He
    3sg
    too
    too
    much
    much
    sorry
    sorry
    inside,
    inside
    and
    and
    have
    pfv
    killum
    kill
    he-self.
    3sg-refl
    He felt very sorry and killed himself.

    See Anonymous 1840: 36

  3. 㕭砵都乜治別地烟西利士雞品
    You put too muchee paddy inside thisee capon.
    You
    2sg
    put
    put
    too
    too
    muchee
    much
    paddy
    paddy
    inside
    inside
    thisee
    dem
    capon.
    capon
    You have stuck this capon full with paddy.

    See Tong 1862: VI.28