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Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
Kapa can be 'in, at, into, by' etc.
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At-rest marking is used to express motion-to
Example 74-98:
mitlayt mákmak kápa latáb
mitlayt
sit
mákmak
food
kápa
prep
latáb
table
There is food on the table.
Example 74-129:
Lea yáka mámuk puš Maria kápa tlxwap
Lea
Lea
yáka
3sg
mámuk
make
puš
push
Maria
Maria
kápa
at
tlxwap
hole
Lea pushed Maria into the hole.
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Language:
Chinuk Wawa
by
Anthony P. Grant
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Language:
Chinuk Wawa
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
Source:
Own knowledge
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