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Value ‘Give’ in second position, recipient or beneficiary
Language:
Santome
Parameter:
'Give' serial verb constructions
References
Hagemeijer and Ogie 2011
;
Hagemeijer 2001
Examples
Sela pa n toma zawa pa n ba pya da bô.
Sela
mood
pa
for
n
1sg
toma
take
zawa
urine
pa
for
n
1sg
ba
go
pya
see
da
give
bô.
2sg
I must take your urine in order to check it for you.
See
Hagemeijer 2000
: 100
fatu se ku men bô môlê fika da bô
fatu
costume
se
dem
ku
rel
men
mother
bô
2sg
.
poss
môlê
die
fika
leave
da
give
bô
2sg
the costume that your mother left for you when she died
See
Hagemeijer 2000
: 101
Fogon ka sa kêntxi da non.
Fogon
kitchen
ka
ipfv
sa
be
kêntxi
hot
da
give
non.
1pl
The kitchen gets hot for us.
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