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Example 41-41
etuspa un diiyapa
kiivoo
tadaa vesli
etus-pa
3pl
.
hon
-
dat
uŋ
one
diiya-pa
day-
dat
kii
what
voo
indf
ta-daa
prs
-give
vesli
Wesley
Wesley is giving them something or other per day.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 1378
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
Indefinite pronouns: Interrogative-based indefinites
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Indirect-object construction
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – recipient – theme – verb
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