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Example 60-127
aponákí elambá > aponélákí ngáí elambá
a-pon-ákí
3sg
-choose-
pst
elambá
cloth
>
>
a-pon-él-ákí
3sg
-choose-
appl
-
pst
ngáí
1sg
elambá
cloth
He chose a cloth. > He chose a cloth for me.
Type:
constructed by near-native speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Lingala
by
Michael Meeuwis
cite
Datapoints:
Applicative constructions: Benefactive and other functions
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