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Example 54-130
Li donn son syin sakin enn.
Li
3sg
.
fin
donn
give
son
poss
.
3sg
syen
dog
saken
each
enn.
one
He gives his dogs one each (i.e. one tenrec).
French:
Il en donne un à chacun de ses chiens.
Comment:
A tenrec (Ericaneus setosus) is a small animal resembling a hedgehog.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Barat et al. 1977
: 63
Language:
Reunion Creole
by
Annegret Bollée
cite
Datapoints:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – recipient – theme
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