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Example 67-237
Datuk cakap ah story kasi budak-budak dengar.
Datuk
grandfather
cakap
speak
ah
pcl
story
story
kasi
give
budak-budak
child-child
dengar.
hear
The grandfather told a story to the children to hear.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Khin Khin Aye 2005
Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
by
Khin Khin Aye
cite
Datapoints:
'Give' serial verb constructions: ‘Give’ in second position, recipient only
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