Datapoint Kriol/Motion-to and motion-from

The source of motion is generally marked with the preposition brom~burrum~from; goals of motion are usually marked with the locative/allative preposition la~langa but may remain unmarked.

Values

Differentiation

Example 25-38:
Imin luk dis lilwan einjul bin wok from Maternity Ward raitap la Ward Thrri.
Im=in
3sg=pst
luk
look
dis
prox
lil-wan
little-adj
einjul
angel
bin
pst
wok
walk
from
from
Maternity
Maternity
Ward
Ward
raitap
right.up
la
loc
Ward
Ward
Thrri.
Three.
She saw this little angel walk from the Maternity Ward right up to Ward Three.

Source: Angelo et al. 1998

Example 25-251:
Then from theya ai bin go la wot this pleis.
Then
then
from
from
theya
there
ai
1sg
bin
pst
go
go
la
loc
wot
what
this
prox
pleis.
place
Then from there I went to what’s this place.
Example 25-258:
Im getin la hol en i jatimap mijelb.
Im
3sg
getin
get.in
la
loc
hol
hole
en
and
i
3sg
jat-im-ap
shut-tr-up
mijelb.
refl
It gets into the hole and buries itself. (Referring to a goanna, a large reptile highly sought after for meat).
Example 25-293:
Brom jea mibalan kipgon, raidap - kaman raidap langa taun na.
Brom
From
jea
there
mibala=n
1pl=pst
kipgon,
keep.going
raidap
right.up
-
 
kaman
come
raidap
right.up
langa
loc
taun
town
na.
now
From there we kept going, [and] came straight to the town then.

Source: Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 63

Confidence:
Very certain