Datapoint Pichi/Order of adposition and noun phrase

Serial verb constructions are employed (usually in combination with the general locative preposition nà) to express locative roles like Goal, Source, motion outwards, motion up to and non-locative roles like Instrument, Comitative and Comparative. See example 7.

Values

Prepositions

Example 19-6:
È lɛf dɛn pàn dì tebul.
È
3sg.sbj
lɛf
leave
dɛn
3pl.emph
pàn
on
dì
def
tebul.
table
She left them on the table.

Source: Yakpo 2009: 361

Example 19-7:
Dì gɛl waka go nà tɔn.
Dì
def
gɛl
girl
waka
walk
go
go
nà
loc
tɔn.
town
The girl walked to town.

Source: Yakpo 2009: 399

Example 19-8:
Afta è go nà hospital.
Afta
Then
è
3sg.sbj
go
go
nà
loc
hospital.
hospital
Then he went to [the] hospital.

Source: Yakpo 2009: 461

Confidence:
Very certain