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Example 15-117
i bai klos gi ĩ pikin
i
3sg
bai
buy
klos
clothes
gi
give
ĩ
poss
pikin
child
He/She bought some clothes which he gave to his/her child.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Finney 2003
: 72
Language:
Krio
by
Malcolm Awadajin Finney
cite
Datapoints:
'Give' serial verb constructions: ‘Give’ in second position, recipient only
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