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Example 54-131
I fo ou donn pa manzé marmay la!
I
fin
fo
must
ou
2sg
donn
give
pa
neg
manze
food
marmay
child
la!
dem
You certainly do not give these children food!
French:
Il faut que tu ne donnes pas à manger à ces enfants.
Comment:
The plural meaning of
marmay
'children' can only be deduced from the context.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Barat et al. 1977
: 80
Language:
Reunion Creole
by
Annegret Bollée
cite
Datapoints:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – theme – recipient
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