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Example 11-189
Ih wiet aan di die tu gi di devl di suol neh.
Ih
3sg
wiet
wait
aan
on
di
art
.
def
die
day
tu
comp
gi
give
di
art
.
def
devl
devil
di
art
.
def
suol
soul
neh.
pl
He waited until daylight in order to give the Devil the souls.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Kuos Riijan Stuoriz II
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Double-object construction
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