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Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
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At-rest marking is used to express motion-to
Example 52-78:
i pran li mété li annan mem trou-a
i
he
pran
take
li
it
mété
put
li
it
annan
in
mem
same
trou-a
hole-
art
He took it and put in into the same hole.
Source:
Jennings and Pfänder 2013+
Example 52-89:
i fika annan oun trou
i
he
fika
is
annan
in
oun
a
trou
hole
He is in a hole.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Guyanais
by
Stefan Pfänder
cite
Language:
Guyanais
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
Source:
Own knowledge
Jennings and Pfänder 2013+
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