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Datapoint Louisiana Creole/Motion-to and motion-from

The preposition dan is more frequent than an.

Example 53-302:: Vje fam sote dan mon kou.
Vje
old
fam
woman
sote
jump
dan
in
mon
1sg.poss
kou.
neck
The old lady threw her arms around me. (Lit. The old lady jumped into my neck.)

Source: Neumann 1985: 309
Example 53-303:: Li soti dan cha-la.
Li
3sg
soti
get.out
dan
in
cha-la.
car-art.def.sg
He got out of the car.

Source: Klingler 2003: 360
Example 53-304:: Ye marche on trèk-la jiska ye sorti dan bwa.
Ye
3pl
marche
walk
on
on
trèk-la
trail-art.def.sg
jiska
until
ye
3pl
sorti
come.out
dan
in
bwa.
woods
They followed the trail until they came out of the woods.

Source: Valdman et al. 1998: 107
Example 53-306:: Nou soti an bus-la.
Nou
1pl
soti
get.off
an
from
<bus>-la.
bus-art.def
We got off the bus.

Source: Valdman et al. 1998: 41
Example 53-307:: Mo gap kuri o post office.
Mo
1sg
gap
have.to
kuri
go
o
to
<post
post
office>.
office
I had to go to the post office.

Source: Neumann 1985: 368
Example 53-309:: Kuri a Youngsville!
Kuri
go.imp
a
to
Youngsville!
Youngsville
Go to Youngsville!

Source: Neumann 1985: 382
Example 53-314:: Li devyen la Frans.
Li
3sg
devyen
come.from
la
art.def.sg
Frans.
France
He comes from France.

Source: Neumann 1985: 299
Example 53-315:: Ye te sorti a la Frans.
Ye
3pl
te
pst
sorti
come.from
a
from
la
art.def.sg
Frans.
France
They came from France.

Source: Neumann 1985: 301