Example 9-123

I wan tek ova fu di nɛks tu owaz dɛn i wan gye bod di waʧ wayl dɛ layt.
I
3sg
wan
want
tek
take
ova
over
fu
for
di
the
nɛks
next
tu
two
owaz
hours
dɛn
then
i
3sg
wan
want
gye
give
bod
Bod
di
the
waʧ
watch
wayl
while
dɛ
prog
layt.
light
He wanted to take over for the next two hours, then he wanted to give Bod the watch while it was still light.
Comment:
Bod the watch is a double object construction.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 1993: 242