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Motion-to and motion-from
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Example 11-249:
wen yu gwain tu di maakit
wen
when
yu
2sg
gwain
go.
prog
tu
to
di
art
.
def
maakit
market
when you go to the market
Source:
nd
Example 11-250:
fram di maakit
fram
from
di
art
.
def
maakit
market
from the market
Example 11-251:
Wen deh kom fram groun deh tek out an shier.
Wen
when
deh
3pl
kom
come
fram
from
groun
ground
deh
3pl
tek
take
out
out
an
and
shier.
share
When they came back from the field they shared (the harvested vegetables).
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Feature:
Motion-to and motion-from
Source:
Own knowledge
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