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Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
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At-rest marking is used to express motion-to
Example 60-119:
Francine azalí na libúlú
Francine
Francine
a-zal-í
3sg
-be-
prs
.
prf
na
in
libúlú
hole.in.ground
Francine is in a hole.
Source:
nd
Example 60-118:
Marie atíndíkákí Francine na libúlú
Marie
Marie
a-tíndík-ákí
3sg
-push-
pst
Francine
Francine
na
in
libúlú
hole.in.ground
Marie pushed Francine into the hole.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Lingala
by
Michael Meeuwis
cite
Language:
Lingala
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
Source:
Own knowledge
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