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Value At-rest marking is used to express motion-from
Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
References
Mihalic 1971
Examples
Mi stap long dispela haus.
Mi
1sg
stap
stay
long
prep
dispela
this/that
haus.
house
I stay in this/that house.
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
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