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Example 27-58
Di difi sini am a kan goi mais mi ris gi sini.
Di
det
difi
dove
sini
3pl
am
3sg
a
pst
kan
hab
goi
throw
mais
corn
mi
with
ris
rice
gi
give
sini.
3pl
To the doves, he used to throw corn and rice to them.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 18
Language:
Negerhollands
by
Robbert van Sluijs
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the habitual marker: Only habitual function
'Give' serial verb constructions: ‘Give’ in second position, recipient or beneficiary
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