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Motion-to and motion-from
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Example 2-203:
Den pikin e go na skoro.
Den
the.
pl
pikin
child
e
ipfv
go
go
na
loc
skoro.
school
The children go to school.
Source:
Wilner 1992
: 29
Example 2-204:
A no e denki fu kon baka na oso.
A
3sg
no
neg
e
ipfv
denki
think
fu
for
kon
come
baka
back
na
loc
oso.
house
It hasn’t crossed her mind to come back home.
Source:
Wilner 1992
: 36
Example 2-205:
Te den pranasi sma ben kmopo
fu
tapusei kon nanga boto [...].
Te
when
den
the.
pl
pranasi
plantation
sma
person
ben
pst
kmopo
come.from
fu
from
tapusei
top.side
kon
come
nanga
with
boto
boat
[...].
[...]
When the people of the plantation came from upriver by boat […].
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Language:
Sranan
Feature:
Motion-to and motion-from
Source:
Wilner 1992
: 29
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