Value Special motion-to preposition

Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
Parameter:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
References
Velupillai 2003: 48, 185

Examples

  1. dis waɾɛva spɹiʔ wɛn ʤamp intu dis wan gaɪ [...] dis mis was ʧokiŋ diz gaɪz nɛk
    dis
    dem
    waɾɛva
    whatever
    spɹiʔ
    spirit
    wɛn
    pst.pfv
    ʤamp
    jump
    intu
    into
    dis
    dem
    wan
    one
    gaɪ
    guy
    [...]
    [...]
    dis
    dem
    mis
    mist
    was
    cop.pst
    ʧoki-ŋ
    choke-prog
    diz
    dem
    gaɪ-z
    guy-gen
    nɛk
    neck
    This whatever spirit jumped into this one guy [...] this mist was choking this guy's neck.

    See Velupillai 2003: 48

  2. hi stɛ in hat waɾa naʊ
    hi
    3sg
    stɛ
    loc
    in
    in
    hat
    hot
    waɾa
    water
    naʊ
    now
    He's in hot water now.