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Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
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At-rest marking is used to express motion-to
Example 40-80:
El pel mar loṭu.
El
3sg
pel
obj
.
3sg
mar
sea
loṭu.
push
S/he pushed him/her into the sea.
Example 40-112:
Akə kadz su dɛt ki tə hika ɔ̃m, su kãʋ su nɔm tɛ King.
Akə
that
kadz
house
su
gen
dɛt
in
ki
rel
tə
prs
hika
be/become
ɔ̃m,
man
su
poss
.
det
kãʋ
dog
su
gen
nɔm
name
tɛ
cop
.
prs
King.
King
The dog of the man who lives in that house is named King.
Example 40-113:
El uly-o uly-o ani pich-o salt dɛt əkə pos.
El
3sg
uly-o
look-
pst
uly-o
look-
pst
ani
and
pich-o
throw-
pst
salt
jump
dɛt
in
əkə
that
pos.
well
He looked around a while and then jumped into that well.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Korlai
by
J. Clancy Clements
cite
Language:
Korlai
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
Source:
Unpublished story
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