Datapoint Krio/Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’

Values

Serial verb construction plus preposition Frequency: 50.0%

Example 15-112:
dɛn pul di pikin kɔmɔt na di ol
dɛn
3pl
pul
pull
di
art
pikin
child
kɔmɔt
come.out
na
loc
di
art
ol
hole
They pulled the child out of the hole.
Confidence:
Very certain

At-rest marking is used to express motion-from Frequency: 50.0%

Example 15-111:
di pikin de na di ol
di
art
pikin
child
de
there
na
loc
di
art
ol
hole
The child is in the hole.
Example 15-113:
dɛn pul di pikin na di ol
dɛn
3pl
pul
pull
di
art
pikin
child
na
loc
di
art
ol
hole
They pulled the child out of the hole.
Confidence:
Very certain