Datapoint San Andres Creole English/Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’

Iina has both meanings ‘in, into’ (occassionnally also 'to'; cf. Bartens 2003: 103). Whereas it might appear a reflex of either Engl. into or in a, there are examples in which iina co-occurs for instance with the indefinite article wan (Example 186). Above all as a postposition (as well as in the acrolect), the form is iin.

Values

At-rest marking is used to express motion-to

Example 10-183:
Beda Ginihen tek wan rod an shob ih dong iina ihn truot.
Beda
Brother
Ginihen
Guineahen
tek
take
wan
art.indf
rod
rod
an
and
shob
shove
ih
3sg.n
dong
down
iina
in
ihn
3sg.poss
truot.
throat
Brother Guineahen took a rod and shoved it down his throat.
Example 10-184:
Aal ihn kuda du da shub di man iina di waadroub.
Aal
all
ihn
3sg
kuda
could
du
do
da
foc
shub
shove
di
art.def
man
man
iina
in
di
art.def
waadroub.
wardrobe
All she could do was to shove the man into her wardrobe.
Example 10-185:
Jack memba se ihn get sebn okro iina ihn pakit.
Jack
Jack
memba
remember
se
comp
ihn
3sg
get
get
sebn
seven
okro
occra
iina
in
ihn
3sg.poss
pakit.
pocket
Jack remembered he had seven ladyfingers in his pocket.
Example 10-186:
Shi liv him wan iina wan likl bood hous.
Shi
3sg.sbj.f
liv
live
him
3sg
wan
one
iina
in
wan
art.indf
likl
little
bood
board
hous.
house
She lived all by herself in a little wooden house.
Confidence:
Very certain