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Example 71-166
Kela ten dollars
makana au, oe kipu au?
Kela
det
ten
ten
dollars
dollars
makana
give
au,
1sg
oe
2sg
kipu
bribe
au?
1sg
Those ten dollars that were given to me, (was that so) you could bribe me? OR: Did you give me that $10 as bribe money? (official court translation)
Comment:
The official translation is non-literal (e.g. 'bribe' is the main verb, not an nominal modifier).
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
own data 1901
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Datapoints:
Passive constructions: Passive without verbal coding
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