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Example 67-191
Mak beli barang-barang kasi dia anak.
Mak
mother
beli
buy
barang~barang
thing~thing
kasi
give
dia
3sg
anak.
child
The mother bought things for her child.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Aye 2005
: 136
Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
by
Khin Khin Aye
cite
Datapoints:
'Give' serial verb constructions: ‘Give’ in second position, recipient only
Applicative constructions: No applicative construction exists
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