Example 25-144

Ai bin gibitbat la ola kid tu sambala mani blanga plei.
Ai
1sg
bin
pst
gib-it-bat
give-tr-prog
la
loc
ola
pl
kid
child
tu
too
sam-bala
some-adj2
mani
money
blanga
dat/poss
plei.
play
I was also giving the children some money for playing.
Comment:
Variety: Katherine. This example illustrates a locative-marked recipient with the verb 'give'.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Angelo et al. 1998