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Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
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At-rest marking is used to express motion-to
Example 39-152:
Tud atəra nə mar.
Tud
all
atər-a
throw-
inf
nə
loc
mar.
sea
Throw everything into the sea.
Source:
Cardoso 2004-2008
Example 39-153:
Nɔs tiŋ nada nə mar.
Nɔs
1pl
t-iŋ
ipfv
-
pst
nad-a
swim-
inf
nə
loc
mar.
sea
We were swimming in the sea.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Diu Indo-Portuguese
by
Hugo C. Cardoso
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Language:
Diu Indo-Portuguese
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
Source:
Own knowledge
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