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Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
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Special motion-to preposition Frequency: 50.0%
Example 33-162:
Lea pintca Maria pa dentru di kasa.
Lea
Lea
pintca
push
Maria
Maria
pa
to
dentru
inside
di
of
kasa.
house
Lea pushed Maria into the house.
Portuguese:
Lea empurrou a Maria para dentro da casa.
Example 33-164:
Lea pintca Maria i pul dentru di kasa.
Lea
Lea
pintca
push.
pst
Maria
Maria
i
3sg
pu-l
put-
obj
.
3sg
dentru
inside
di
of
kasa.
house
Lea pushed Maria and put her in the house.
Portuguese:
Lea empurrou a Maria e pô-la dentro de casa.
Confidence:
Certain
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At-rest marking is used to express motion-to Frequency: 50.0%
Example 33-5:
Djon sta na jardin.
Djon
John
sta
cop
na
prep
jardin.
garden
John is in the garden.
Portuguese:
O João está no jardim.
Example 33-163:
Lea pintca Maria na kasa.
Lea
Lea
pintca
push
Maria
Maria
na
in
kasa.
house
Lea pushed Maria inside the house.
Portuguese:
Lea empurrou a Maria dentro da casa. OR: Lea empurrou a Maria em casa.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
by
Incanha Intumbo
and
Liliana Inverno
and
John Holm
cite
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
Source:
Own knowledge
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