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Example 69-49
men yaki Yimas mən
namban
asanan
men
3sg
yaki
tobacco
Yimas
Yimas
mən
3sg
namban
dat
asa-nan
give-
nonfut
He gave the Yimas tobacco.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own field notes 1985
Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
by
William A. Foley
cite
Datapoints:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Indirect-object construction
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – theme – recipient – verb
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