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

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
References
Hudson 1985: 28

Examples

  1. En dijan griba tu, wi bin wana jakim la wada.
    En
    and
    dijan
    prox:adj
    griba
    creeper
    tu,
    too
    wi
    1pl
    bin
    pst
    wana
    pot
    jak-im
    throw-tr
    la
    loc
    wada.
    water
    And this creeper (plant), we would have thrown it into the water (using it as fish poison).
  2. Yu kan getim langa thet lili rut.
    Yu
    2sg
    kan
    can.neg
    get-im
    get-tr
    langa
    loc
    thet
    dem
    lili
    lily
    rut.
    root
    You can't get [fish when fishing] amidst the lily roots.
  3. Ai tjakam langa det sneik.
    Ai
    1sg
    tjak-am
    throw-tr
    langa
    loc
    det
    dem
    sneik.
    snake
    I throw it at the snake (a stone).

    See Hudson 1985: 28