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Example 15-86
di uman gi di titi sɔm mɔni
di
art
uman
woman
gi
give
di
art
titi
girl
sɔm
some
mɔni
money
The woman gave the girl some money.
Comment:
The verb is ditransitive.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Krio
by
Malcolm Awadajin Finney
cite
Datapoints:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Double-object construction
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – recipient – theme
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