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Example 38-159
E ma fax da bo.
Eli
3sg
ma
take
faxa
knive
da
give
bo.
2sg
He gives/brings you the knive.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own fieldwork 1990
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
by
Marike Post
cite
Datapoints:
‘Take’ serial verb constructions: Theme of the second verb, literal interpretation possible
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