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Example 5-100
mi gi di maan di baal
mi
1sg
gi
give
di
the
maan
man
di
the
baal
ball
I gave the man the ball. OR: I have given the ball to the man.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Datapoints:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – recipient – theme
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