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Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
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Special motion-from adposition
Example 10-187:
Lea haal María auta di huol.
Lea
Lea
haal
haul
María
María
aut-a
out-of
di
art
.
def
huol.
hole
Lea hauled María out of the hole.
Example 10-188:
Hia yu sii a byuuty we baan iina stiebl!
Hia
here
yu
2sg
sii
see
a
art
.
indf
byuuty
beauty
we
rel
baan
give.birth
iina
in
stiebl!
stable
Here you see a beauty who was born in a stable!
Example 10-189:
An ihn had di popy iina ihn lap.
An
and
ihn
3sg
had
have.
pst
di
art
.
def
popy
puppy
iina
in
ihn
3sg
.
poss
lap.
lap
And he had the puppy on his lap.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
San Andres Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
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Language:
San Andres Creole English
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
Source:
Own knowledge
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