Datapoint Belizean Creole/Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’

The prepositions ina (but also da) function as at-rest as well as motion-to prepositions.

Values

At-rest marking is used to express motion-to

Example 9-155:
[Bra Fayaflay] lɛf Bra Anansi ina daknəs widowt wan fiʃ sɛf.
[Bra
[Brother
Fayaflay]
Firefly]
lɛf
left
Bra
Brother
Anansi
Anansi
ina
in
daknəs
darkness
widowt
without
wan
one
fiʃ
fish
sɛf.
self
[Brother Firefly] left Brother Anansi in the dark without a single fish [for] himself (Anansi).

Source: Escure 2004: CD

Example 9-156:
I daʃ an rayt ina tayga mawt.
I
3sg
daʃ
dash
an
it
rayt
right
ina
into
tayga
tiger
mawt.
mouth
He threw it right into Tiger's mouth.

Source: Escure 2004: CD

Confidence:
Certain