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Value Special motion-to preposition
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
Parameter:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
References
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Examples
Joao puxa Maria dentu di braku.
Joao
Joao
puxa
push
Maria
Maria
dentu
inside
di
of
braku.
hole
Joao pushed Maria into the hole.
Es fitxa na braku.
Es
they
fitxa
shut
na
in
braku.
hole
They shut themselves into the hole.
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