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Value Special motion-from adposition
Language:
Negerhollands
Parameter:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
References
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 18
Examples
Dzhanwus a bli bini di gat.
Dzhanwus
Dzhanwus
a
pst
bli
stay
bini
inside
di
det
gat.
hole
Dzhanwus stayed inside the hole.
See
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 18
Sini a trē am fa di tono.
Sini
3pl
a
pst
trē
pull
am
3sg
fa
of
di
det
tono.
barrel
They pulled her out of the barrel.
See
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 18
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