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Example 1-213
Dem sa hoppo dorro
gi
hem.
Den
3pl
sa
fut
hondru
open
doro
door
gi
give
en.
3sg
They will open the door for him.
Comment:
Here
gi
introduces the beneficiary.
Type:
written
Source:
Schumann 1781
: 167
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
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