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Example 64-128
áhal ta wéled bidáfa mal le áhal ta biníya
áhal
family
ta
poss
wéled
guy
bi=dáfa
irr
=pay
mal
dowry
le
to
áhal
family
ta
poss
biníya
girl
The bridegroom’s family pays the dowry to the bride’s family.
Comment:
The order is S-V-T-R.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 126
Language:
Juba Arabic
by
Stefano Manfredi
and
Sara Petrollino
cite
Datapoints:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – theme – recipient
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