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Example 26-74
a wɛn giv ænti da glu
a
1sg
wɛn
pst
.
pfv
giv
give
ænti
auntie
da
art
glu
glue
I gave Auntie the glue.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
by
Viveka Velupillai
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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