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Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
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At-rest marking is used to express motion-to
Example 64-2:
fi bet ta abú tómon
fi
in
bet
house
ta
poss
abú
father
tómon
poss
.
3pl
in their father’s house
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 126
Example 64-16:
nas al gegéni fi juba úmon tabanín
nas
people
al
rel
ge=géni
prog
=stay
fi
in
juba
Juba
úmon
3pl
taban-ín
poor-
pl
People who live in Juba are poor.
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 105
Example 64-172:
íta gáta kam sána fi júba?
íta
2sg
gáta
cut
kam
how.much
sána
year
fi
in
júba?
Juba
How many years have you passed in Juba?
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 121
Example 64-173:
jon lízu gódi fi hófra
jon
John
lízu
push
gódi
Godfrey
fi
in
hófra
hole
John pushed Godfrey into the hole.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Juba Arabic
by
Stefano Manfredi
and
Sara Petrollino
cite
Language:
Juba Arabic
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
Source:
Own knowledge
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