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Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
Na is an all-purpose linking term.
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At-rest marking is used to express motion-to
Example 58-20:
Yandi pusa mono na kibaka.
Yandi
he
pusa-Ø
push-
narr
mono
me
na
conn
kibaka.
wall
He pushed me against the wall.
Example 58-98:
Beto vand-aka na nzo.
Beto
we
vand-aka
be/sit-
pst
na
conn
nzo.
house
We were at home/in the house.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
by
Salikoko S. Mufwene
cite
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
Source:
Own knowledge
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