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Example 4-145
Meki mi teki wan span bangi gi i no.
Meki
make
mi
me
teki
take
wan
a
span
solid
bangi
seat
gi
give
i
you
no.
okay
Let me give you a seat, okay.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Language:
Nengee
by
Bettina Migge
cite
Datapoints:
‘Take’ serial verb constructions: Theme of the second verb, literal interpretation possible
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