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Example 22-109
Meri i givim kaikai long pikinini.
Meri
woman
i
pm
givim
give.
tr
kaikai
food
long
prep
pikinini.
child
The woman gave food to the child.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Datapoints:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – theme – recipient
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