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Example 69-50
ama namban tupwi asanak
ama
1sg
namban
dat
tupwi
sago
asa-nak
give-
imp
Give me betelnut!
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own field notes 1985
Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
by
William A. Foley
cite
Datapoints:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – recipient – theme – verb
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