Datapoint Nigerian Pidgin/Motion-to and motion-from

Although most local semantic functions, including motion-to and motion-from, can be expressed by the general preposition fò̱r, motion-from is one of the few that is more commonly signalled by a secondary preposition/serialized verb frò̱m.

Values

Overlap

Example 17-130:
À go fò̱r fam.
À
1sg.sbj
go
go
fò̱r
prep
fam.
farm
I went to the farm.

Source: Faraclas 1996: 152-153

Example 17-131:
À ko̱m fò̱r fam.
À
1sg.sbj
ko̱m
come
fò̱r
prep
fam.
farm
I came from the farm.

Source: Faraclas 1996: 152-153

Example 17-132:
À ko̱m frò̱m fam.
À
1sg.sbj
ko̱m
come
frò̱m
loc
fam.
farm
I came from the farm.

Source: Faraclas 1996: 152-153

Example 17-133:
À frò̱m fam ko̱m.
À
1sg.sbj
frò̱m
loc
fam
farm
ko̱m.
come
I came from the farm.

Source: Faraclas 1996: 152-153

Confidence:
Very certain