Datapoint Kriol/Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’

Just as with intransitive motion expressions, motion-from is distinguished from location or motion-to by the choice of preposition brom~from~burrum.

Values

Special motion-from adposition

Example 25-301:
Yu kan getim langa thet lili rut.
Yu
2sg
kan
can.neg
get-im
get-tr
langa
loc
thet
dem
lili
lily
rut.
root
You can't get [fish when fishing] amidst the lily roots.
Example 25-303:
Pulemat from wota na!
Pul-em-at
pull-tr-out
from
from
wota
water
na!
now
Pull it out of the water now!
Confidence:
Very certain