Value Prepositions

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Order of adposition and noun phrase
References
Hudson 1985: 70-73; Sandefur 1979: 98, 143

Examples

  1. Yu nomo washim bla mi kloth.
    Yu
    2sg
    nomo
    neg
    wash-im
    wash-tr
    bla
    dat/poss
    mi
    1sg
    kloth.
    clothes
    You never wash my clothes for me. (uttered as a complaint)
  2. Dei bin ol luginat la im.
    Dei
    3pl
    bin
    pst
    ol
    all
    lug-in-at
    look-prog-at
    la
    loc
    im.
    3sg
    They all looked at him.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61

  3. Yu go la im bla meit!
    Yu
    2sg
    go
    go
    la
    loc
    im
    3sg
    bla
    dat/poss
    meit!
    mate
    Go to her as a mate! (i.e. as companion)
  4. Imin la Ningbingi yet, afta imin go la Agail then.
    Im=in
    3sg=pst
    la
    loc
    Ningbingi
    Ningbingi
    yet,
    yet
    afta
    afterwards
    im=in
    3sg=pst
    go
    go
    la
    loc
    Agail
    Argyle
    then.
    then
    He was in Ningbingi at that time, afterwards he went to Argyle.
  5. Imin hitim mi garra im teil.
    Im=in
    3sg=pst
    hit-im
    hit-tr
    mi
    1sg
    garra
    com/ins
    im
    3sg
    teil.
    tail
    He hit me with his tail.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61