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Example 49-262
Mwen ouvri kè m ba ou.
Mwen
1sg
ouvri
open
kè
heart
m
3sg
.
poss
ba
give
ou.
2sg
I have opened you my heart.
French:
Je t'ai ouvert mon coeur.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Desmarattes 1983
: 51
Language:
Haitian Creole
by
Dominique Fattier
cite
Datapoints:
'Give' serial verb constructions: ‘Give’ in second position, recipient or beneficiary
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