Datapoint Nigerian Pidgin/Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’

After the verb push ‘push’ a serialized verb construction containing enta ‘enter’ may be used alone or together with the general preposition fò̱r and the locational noun insayd ‘inside’.

Values

Serial verb construction Frequency: 70.0%

Example 17-141:
Ìm ko̱m push Uche e̱nta hol.
Ìm
3sg.sbj
ko̱m
REALIS
push
push
Uche
Uche
e̱nta
enter
hol.
hole
S/he pushed Uche into the hole.

Source: Faraclas 1996: 156

Confidence:
Very certain

Serial verb construction plus preposition Frequency: 30.0%

Example 17-142:
Ìm ko̱m push Uche e̱nta fò̱r insayd hol.
Ìm
3sg.sbj
ko̱m
REALIS
push
push
Uche
Uche
e̱nta
enter
fò̱r
prep
insayd
inside
hol.
hole
S/he pushed Uche into the hole.

Source: Faraclas 1996: 156

Confidence:
Very certain