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Example 62-58
ém̩?ó m̩?aléta kú?u kikohle
é-m-?o
3sg
-
obj
.
3sg
-give
m̩?aleta
girl
kú?u
his
kikohle
bracelet
He gives his girl friend a bracelet.
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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