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Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
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At-rest marking is used to express motion-from Frequency: 87.5%
Example 55-151:
Rafik ti tir Misel daṅ tru
Rafik
Rafick
ti
pst
tir
pull
Misel
Michel
daṅ
in
tru
hole
Rafick pulled Michel out of the hole.
Example 55-152:
Misel ti daṅ tru
Misel
Michel
ti
pst
daṅ
in
tru
hole
Michel was in a hole.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Special motion-from adposition Frequency: 12.5%
Example 55-153:
mo'nn tir mo lakle depi dan mo sak
mo 'nn tir mo lakle depi dan mo sak
1sg
.
compl
take.out
poss
.
1sg
key
abl
loc
poss
.
1sg
bag
I took the key out of my bag.
Source:
Kriegel et al. 2008
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Language:
Mauritian Creole
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
Source:
Own knowledge
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