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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
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
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
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
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