Value Differentiation

Language:
Papiamentu
Parameter:
Motion-to and motion-from

Examples

  1. E adultonan aki ta bin di e paísnan rònd aki banda
    e
    def
    adulto
    adult
    nan
    pl
    aki
    dem
    ta
    tns
    bini
    come
    di
    from
    e
    def
    país
    country
    nan
    pl
    rònd
    around
    aki
    here
    banda
    near
    These adults (i.e. adult students) come from the surrounding countries.

    See Kouwenberg nd

  2. Awe mainta mi a bai na skol kaminda mi lo bai duna lès.
    Awe
    today
    mainta
    morning
    mi
    1sg
    a
    pfv
    bai
    go
    na
    loc
    skol
    school
    kaminda
    place
    mi
    1sg
    lo
    mood
    bai
    go
    duna
    give
    lès.
    lesson
    This morning I went to the school where I will be teaching.

    See Kouwenberg nd

  3. Awor X a bin for di Hulanda.
    Awor
    now
    X
    X
    a
    pfv
    bini
    come
    for
    from
    di
    of
    Hulanda.
    Holland
    Now X has come (here) from Holland.

    See Kouwenberg nd

  4. Mi a bai job centre e dia djis chèk si nan tin trabou ku ami lo kièr hasi.
    Mi
    1sg
    a
    pfv
    bai
    go
    <job
    job
    centre>
    centre
    e
    def
    dia
    day
    djis
    just
    chèk
    check
    si
    whether
    nan
    3pl
    tin
    have
    trabou
    work
    ku
    comp
    a-mi
    emph-1sg
    lo
    mood
    kièr
    want
    hasi.
    do
    That day I went to the job centre just to check whether they had any work that I would want to do.

    See Kouwenberg nd