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Value At-rest marking is used to express motion-to
Language:
Jamaican
Parameter:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
Examples
Di pikni dem push di daag ina di huol.
Di
det
pikni
child
dem
pl
push
push
di
det
daag
dog
ina
in
di
the
huol.
hole
The children pushed the dog into the hole.
Di daag ina di huol.
Di
det
daag
dog
ina
in
di
det
huol.
hole
The dog is in the hole.
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