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Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
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Special motion-to preposition
Example 31-144:
Joao puxa Maria dentu di braku.
Joao
Joao
puxa
push
Maria
Maria
dentu
inside
di
of
braku.
hole
Joao pushed Maria into the hole.
Example 31-145:
Es fitxa na braku.
Es
they
fitxa
shut
na
in
braku.
hole
They shut themselves into the hole.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
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Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
Source:
own knowledge (Marlyse Baptista)
nd
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