Datapoint Tok Pisin/Comitatives and instrumentals

The general preposition long is most commonly used for instrumental and wantaim for comitative. But the use of wantaim for instrumental is increasing as a result of the effect of English.

Values

Overlap

Example 22-122:
paitim long stik
paitim
hit
long
prep
stik
stick
to hit with a stick

Source: Mihalic 1971: 123

Example 22-123:
Ol i sutim disla pig ia wantaim disla ol spia blong ol.
Ol
3sg
i
pm
sutim
shoot
disla
this
pig
pig
ia
emph
wantaim
with
disla
this
ol
pl
spia
spear
blong
poss
ol.
3pl
They shot this pig with these spears of theirs.

Source: nd: Stignat2\Pauline\ws\f17\momas\wsp

Example 22-124:
Yu mas go wantaim sista bilong mi.
Yu
2sg
mas
must
go
go
wantaim
with
sista
sister
bilong
poss
mi.
1sg
You must go with my sister.

Source: nd

Confidence:
Certain