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Example 1-143
Mastra mi gi da homan honder wipi alreddi.
Masra
master
mi
1sg
gi
give
da
det
.
sg
uma
woman
hondru
hundred
wipi
whip
aredi.
already
Master, I already gave the woman a hundred lashes.
Dutch:
Meester ik heb haar al Honderd Zweep-Slaagengegeeven. [op.cit.]
Comment:
The order is S-V-R-T, without preposition.
Type:
written
Source:
van Dyk ca. 1765
: 49
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Double-object construction
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – recipient – theme
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