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

Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
References
Mihalic 1971

Examples

  1. Mi stap long dispela haus.
    Mi
    1sg
    stap
    stay
    long
    prep
    dispela
    this/that
    haus.
    house
    I stay in this/that house.
  2. Bai mi pulim bikpela snek long susu bilong yu.
    Bai
    fut
    mi
    1sg
    pulim
    pull
    bik-pela
    big-mod
    snek
    snake
    long
    prep
    susu
    breast
    bilong
    poss
    yu.
    2sg
    I will pull a big snake from your breast.

    See nd: Female, 17 from West Sepik