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Example 5-148
mi sen yu fu
kyarii
mesij
gi
dem?
mi
1sg
sen
send
yu
3sg
fu
compl
kyarii
carry
mesij
message
gi
give
dem?
them
Did I send you to give them a message?
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Datapoints:
'Give' serial verb constructions: ‘Give’ in second position, recipient only
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