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Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
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At-rest marking is used to express motion-to
Example 55-149:
Pyer ti pus Misel daṅ tru
Pyer
Peter
ti
pst
pus
push
Misel
Michel
daṅ
in
tru
hole
Peter pushed Michel into a hole.
Example 55-150:
Misel daṅ tru
Misel
Michel
daṅ
in
tru
hole
Michel is in a hole.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Language:
Mauritian Creole
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
Source:
Own knowledge
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