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Example 62-57
éku?óíye ahoní
é-ku-?o-íye
3sg
-
obj
.
2sg
-give-
prf
ahoni
what
What did he give you?
Comment:
The pronominal prefix for the recipient is in the slot of the primary object prefix.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own field data 1993
Language:
Mixed Ma’a/Mbugu
by
Maarten Mous
cite
Datapoints:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – recipient – theme
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