Value Adposition

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Instrumental expressions
References
Hudson 1985: 73-75; Sandefur 1979: 157-158

Examples

  1. Dat krokadail bin hitim im garrim teil. Imin andimwei im.
    Dat
    dem
    krokadail
    crocodile
    bin
    pst
    hit-im
    hit-tr
    im
    3sg
    garrim
    ins
    teil.
    tail
    Im=in
    3sg=pst
    and-im-wei
    hunt-tr-away
    im.
    3sg
    The crocodile hit him with his tail and chased him away.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61

  2. Orla gel en boi bin nakam-bat jelp garra kura, garra burluman kura.
    Orla
    pl
    gel
    girl
    en
    and
    boi
    boy
    bin
    pst
    nak-am-bat
    hit-tr-prog
    jelp
    refl
    garra
    com/ins
    kura,
    dung
    garra
    com/ins
    burluman
    cattle
    kura.
    dung
    The girls and boys were hitting each other with dung, with cattle dung.

    See Hudson 1985: 48

  3. Aim goin na got mai motika.
    Aim
    1sg.be
    go-in
    go-prog
    na
    now
    got
    com/ins
    mai
    1sg.poss
    motika.
    car
    I’m going now with my car.
  4. [...] kilimbat gota stik
    [...]
    [...]
    kil-im-bat
    hit-tr-prog
    gota
    ins
    stik
    stick
    [...] hitting him with a stick