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Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
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At-rest marking is used to express motion-to Frequency: 50.0%
Example 8-127:
Di pikni dem push di daag ina di huol.
Di
det
pikni
child
dem
pl
push
push
di
det
daag
dog
ina
in
di
the
huol.
hole
The children pushed the dog into the hole.
Example 8-128:
Di daag ina di huol.
Di
det
daag
dog
ina
in
di
det
huol.
hole
The dog is in the hole.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Serial verb construction plus preposition Frequency: 50.0%
Example 8-129:
Im push im go iina di ous.
Im
3sg
push
push
im
3sg
go
go
iina
in
di
det
ous.
house
He pushed him into the house.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
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Language:
Jamaican
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
Source:
Own knowledge
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