Datapoint Santome/Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’

The non-serial construction is arguably a more acrolectal form.

Values

At-rest marking is used to express motion-from Frequency: 50.0%

Example 35-183:
Zon txila Maya ni blaku.
Zon
Zon
txila
pull
Maya
Maya
ni
from
blaku.
hole
Zon pulled Maya out of the hole.
Example 35-184:
Maya sa ni blaku.
Maya
Maya
sa
cop
ni
in
blaku.
hole
Maya is in the hole.
Confidence:
Very certain

Serial verb construction Frequency: 50.0%

Example 35-185:
Zon txila Maya fô blaku.
Zon
Zon
txila
pull
Maya
Maya
fô
come.from
blaku.
hole
Zon pulled Maya out of the hole.
Confidence:
Very certain