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Example 35-81
Ê da dôsu ngê tlê-tlêxi fluta.
Ê
3sg
da
give
dôsu
two
ngê
person
tlê~tlêxi
red
.three
fluta.
breadfruit
He gave two persons each three breadfruits. OR: He gave two persons three breadfruits.
Comment:
For some speakers, this sentence lacks a distributive reading (see second translation).
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own data
Language:
Santome
by
Tjerk Hagemeijer
cite
Datapoints:
Adnominal distributive numerals: Distributivity marked by reduplication
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