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Example 75-227
Kakwee awiyek kaaushtamuwat saan fwee kitipahamaakawin.
Kakwee
something
awiyek
someone
kaa-usht-amuw-at
rel
-do-
ben
-
2sg
.
sbj
.3.
obj
saan
hundred
fwee
time
ki-tipaham-aakawi-n.
2-pay-
pass
-2
For what you do for others you are paid a hundredfold.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Laverdure and Allard 1983
: 137
Language:
Michif
by
Peter Bakker
cite
Datapoints:
Applicative constructions: Benefactive function and transitive base
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