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Example 1-146
[...] va gi da moni na potiman.
[...] fu gi da moni na pôtiman.
[...] for give
det
.
sg
na poor-
nmlz
[...] to give the money to the poor.
Comment:
The order is (S-)V-T-R, with the general preposition
na
marking the recipient.
Type:
written
Source:
Schumann 1781
: 209
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Indirect-object construction
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – theme – recipient
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