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Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
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Special motion-from adposition
Example 31-75:
Nha primeru fidju more na Purtugal.
Nha
my
primeru
first
fidju
son
more
die
na
in
Purtugal.
Portugal
My first son died in Portugal.
Source:
nd
Example 31-146:
Nho Djiku ki ba kexa d'es, ba tira mininu
di
braku.
Nho
Mr
Djiku
Djiko
ki
that
ba
went
kexa
complain
d'es,
of.them
ba
went
tira
pull
mininu
child
di
out.of
braku.
hole
It was Mr Djiko who went to complain about them, who went to pull the children out of the hole.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
Source:
nd
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