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Value At-rest marking is used to express motion-from
Language:
Guadeloupean Creole
Parameter:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
Examples
I tiré Mari adan tou-la.
I
3sg
tiré
pull
Mari
Mary
adan
in
tou-la.
hole-
def
He pulled Mary out of the hole.
Mari pa adan tou-la.
Mari
Mary
pa
neg
adan
in
tou-la.
hole-
def
Marie is out of the hole.
Mari adan tou-la.
Mari
Mary
adan
in
tou-la.
hole-
def
Mary is in the hole.
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