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Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
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At-rest marking is used to express motion-from Frequency: 70.0%
Example 59-248:
ala gboto lo na ya ti du ni
ala
3pl
gboto
pull
lo
3sg
na
prep
ya
inside
ti
of
du
hole
ni
det
They pulled him/her from the hole.
Example 59-250:
gboto kwa ni ga na ni ge
gboto
pull
kwa
corpse
ni
det
ga
come
na
prep
ni
det
ge
here
Drag the corpse here.
Example 59-251:
alango na ya ti teme
a-lango
pm
-sleep
na
prep
ya
inside
ti
of
teme
stone
It sleeps among the stones.
Example 59-252:
mbi za na ya ti tawan'
mbi
1sg
zia
put
na
prep
ya
inside
ti
of
tawan'
pot
I put it in the pot.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Serial verb construction Frequency: 30.0%
Example 59-249:
gboto lo na ya ti du ni, asi gigi
gboto
pull
lo
3sg
na
prep
ya
belly
ti
of
du
hole
ni,
det
a-si
pm
-arrive
gigi
outside
Pull him/her out of the hole.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sango
by
William J. Samarin
cite
Language:
Sango
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
Source:
Bouquiaux et al. 1978
: 130
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