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Example 63-119
úwo wedí
la
jídi t-éna láabi ta galamóyo
úwo
3sg
wedí
give
la
to
jídi
grandfather
t-éna
gen
-our
láabi
rope
ta
gen
galamóyo
goat
He gave our grandfather the goat's rope.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Luffin 2005
: 225
Language:
Kinubi
by
Xavier Luffin
cite
Datapoints:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Indirect-object construction
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – recipient – theme
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