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Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
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At-rest marking is used to express motion-from Frequency: 90.0%
Example 51-141:
I tiré Mari adan tou-a.
I
3sg
tiré
pull
Mari
Mary
adan
in
tou-a.
hole-
def
He pulled Mary out of the hole.
Example 51-142:
Mari pa adan tou-a.
Mari
Mary
pa
neg
adan
in
tou-a.
hole-
def
Mary is not in the hole.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Serial verb construction plus preposition Frequency: 10.0%
Example 51-143:
I halé Mari vini andéwò tou-a.
I
3sg
halé
pull
Mari
Mary
vini
come
andéwò
out
tou-a.
hole-
def
He pulled Mary out of the hole.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Martinican Creole
by
Serge Colot
and
Ralph Ludwig
cite
Language:
Martinican Creole
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
Source:
Own knowledge
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