Datapoint Juba Arabic/Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’

Values

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