Value Overlap

Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
Comitatives and instrumentals

Examples

  1. paitim long stik
    paitim
    hit
    long
    prep
    stik
    stick
    to hit with a stick

    See Mihalic 1971: 123

  2. Ol i sutim disla pig ia wantaim disla ol spia blong ol.
    Ol
    3sg
    i
    pm
    sutim
    shoot
    disla
    this
    pig
    pig
    ia
    emph
    wantaim
    with
    disla
    this
    ol
    pl
    spia
    spear
    blong
    poss
    ol.
    3pl
    They shot this pig with these spears of theirs.

    See nd: Stignat2\Pauline\ws\f17\momas\wsp

  3. Yu mas go wantaim sista bilong mi.
    Yu
    2sg
    mas
    must
    go
    go
    wantaim
    with
    sista
    sister
    bilong
    poss
    mi.
    1sg
    You must go with my sister.

    See nd