Datapoint Creolese/Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’

Values

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

Example 5-138:
Jaan push di gyal schreet insaid di hool
Jaan
John
push
push
di
def.art
gyal
girl
schreet
straight
insaid
inside
di
def.art
hool
hole
John pushed the girl straight into the hole.
Example 5-139:
Jaan de insaid di hool
Jaan
John
de
loc.cop
insaid
prep
di
def.art
hool
hole
John is inside the hole.
Confidence:
Very certain

Serial verb construction plus preposition Frequency: 50.0%

Example 5-140:
Jaan push di kyaart go schreet insaid di riva
Jaan
John
push
push
di
def.art
kyaart
cart
go
go
schreet
straight
insaid
prep
di
def.art
riva
river
John pushed the cart straight into the river.
Confidence:
Very certain