Datapoint Martinican Creole/Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’

Values

At-rest marking is used to express motion-to Frequency: 70.0%

Example 51-136:
I bouré Pol adan tou-a.
I
3sg
bouré
push
Pol
Paul
adan
in
tou-a.
hole-def
He pushed Paul into the hole.
Example 51-137:
Pol adan tou-a.
Pol
Paul
adan
in
tou-a.
hole-def
Paul is in the hole.
Confidence:
Very certain

Serial verb construction plus preposition Frequency: 30.0%

Example 51-138:
I bouré Pol alé adan tou-a.
I
3sg
bouré
push
Pol
Paul
alé
go
adan
in
tou-a.
hole-def
He pushed Paul into the hole.
Confidence:
Certain