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Example 51-145
I matjé an let ba Joj.
I
3sg
matjé
write
an
indf
let
letter
ba
give
Joj.
George
He/She wrote a letter to George.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Bernabé 1983
Language:
Martinican Creole
by
Serge Colot
and
Ralph Ludwig
cite
Datapoints:
'Give' serial verb constructions: ‘Give’ in second position, recipient only
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