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Example 1-212
Mi no ben du krukkutu gi hem.
Mi
1sg
no
neg
ben
pst
du
do
krukutu
wrong
gi
give
en.
3sg
I didn't do him wrong.
German:
Ich habe ihm kein Unrecht gethan. [Schumann 1783:149]
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 149
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
'Give' serial verb constructions: ‘Give’ in second position, recipient or beneficiary
Position of standard negation: Before the verb
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