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Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
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At-rest marking is used to express motion-from
Example 54-184:
tir lé gale / lé ròs dan la tèr
tir
pull
le
def
.
pl
gale
stone
/
le
def
.
pl
ros
stone
dan
in
la
def
ter
soil
to pull the stones out of the ground
French:
retirer les pierres de la terre (épierrer la terre)
Source:
Carayol et al. 1984-1995
: 618N
Example 54-185:
Nana tro d gale/ros dan la ter.
Nana
exist
tro
too.many
d
of
gale/ros
stone
dan
in
la
def
ter.
soil
There are too many stones in the ground.
French:
Il y a trop de pierres dans la terre.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Reunion Creole
by
Annegret Bollée
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Language:
Reunion Creole
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
Source:
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