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Value ‘Give’ in second position, recipient or beneficiary
Language:
Angolar
Parameter:
'Give' serial verb constructions
References
Maurer 1995
: 111
Examples
[...] no ka tega kikiê
ra
pato.
[...]
[...]
no
we
ka
hab
tega
hand.over
kikiê
fish
ra
give
pato.
boss
[...] we used to hand over fish to the boss. OR: [...] we used to hand over fish (to somebody else) for the boss.
French:
[...] on remettait le poisson au patron.
See
Maurer 1995
: 181
Ngêi ka pega kwa e ra m?
Ngêi
who
ka
fut
pega
nail
kwa
thing
e
dem
ra
give
m?
1sg
Who is going to fix this for me?
Qui va m'arranger cela?
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