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Value Special motion-from adposition
Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
Examples
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.
Pulemat
from
wota na!
Pul-em-at
pull-
tr
-out
from
from
wota
water
na!
now
Pull it out of the water now!
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