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Value At-rest marking is used to express motion-from
Language:
Mauritian Creole
Parameter:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
Examples
Rafik ti tir Misel daṅ tru
Rafik
Rafick
ti
pst
tir
pull
Misel
Michel
daṅ
in
tru
hole
Rafick pulled Michel out of the hole.
Misel ti daṅ tru
Misel
Michel
ti
pst
daṅ
in
tru
hole
Michel was in a hole.
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