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Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
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At-rest marking is used to express motion-to
Example 66-96:
Pompang kutti poðiyen yang loobang ka etolak lupa aða. Karang jo kutti sinika aduuduk.
Pompang-kutti
female-girl
poðiyen-yang
boy-
acc
.
def
loobang-ka
hole-in
e-tolak-lupa
asp
-push-leave
aða.
aux
Karang
now
jo
foc
kutti
girl
sini-ka
there-in
a-duuduk.
prs
-stay
The girl pushed the boy into the hole. Now she is (in) there.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
cite
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
Source:
M.T.M. Rihan, p.c.
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