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Example 58-106
Yandi
baka
mbongo
pesa
mono.
Yandi
he
baka
take
mbongo
money
pesa
give
mono.
me
He gave me (the) money. OR: He took (the) money and gave it to me.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
by
Salikoko S. Mufwene
cite
Datapoints:
‘Take’ serial verb constructions: Theme of the second verb, literal interpretation possible
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