Datapoint Ambon Malay/Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’

It is difficult to determine if the construction hela kaluar 'pull out of' is a serial verb or a verb + preposition, since the verb kaluar 'to exit; to go out of (s.t.)' is itself derived from the prepositions ka 'to' and luar 'outside'. I have chosen Value "Serial verb construction" for this construction, but it could also possibly be considered as Value "Special motion-from adposition".

Values

Special motion-from adposition Frequency: 70.0%

Example 68-100:
De hela beta dari dalang kolang.
De
3sg
hela
pull
beta
1sg
dari
from
dalang
in
kolang.
hole
He pulled me out of the hole.
Example 68-102:
Beta di dalang kolang.
Beta
1sg
di
loc
dalang
in
kolang.
hole
I am in the hole.
Confidence:
Intermediate

Serial verb construction Frequency: 30.0%

Example 68-101:
De hela beta kaluar kolang.
De
3sg
hela
pull
beta
1sg
kaluar
exit
kolang.
hole
He pulled me out of the hole.
Confidence:
Certain