Datapoint Pichi/Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’

The state of affairs involving caused location verbs like 'push' may also be expressed by circumlocution featuring an adverbial manner clause or a (subjunctive-marked) purpose clause:
Dɛ̀n pus dì mòtó mek è ɛnta nà garaje.
[3PL push DEF car SBJV 3SG.SBJ enter LOC garage]
'They pushed the car into the garage.'

Values

At-rest marking is used to express motion-to

Example 19-162:
Dì mòtó de nà garaje.
Dì
def
mòtó
car
de
cop
nà
loc
garaje.
garage
The car is in the garage.
Example 19-163:
Dɛ̀n pus dì mòtó nà garaje.
Dɛ̀n
3pl
pus
push
dì
def
mòtó
car
nà
loc
garaje.
garage
They pushed the car into the garage.

Source: Yakpo 2009: 446

Confidence:
Very certain