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Value ‘Give’ in first position, recipient only
Language:
Ternate Chabacano
Parameter:
'Give' serial verb constructions
Examples
[...] ta dali pruba cung manga jente quel miel [...].
[...]
[...]
ta
ipfv
dali
give
pruba
taste
cung
obj
manga
pl
jente
people
quel
def
miel
honey
[...].
[...]
[He] lets the people taste the honey [...].
See
Nigoza 2007
: 6
A dáli konyesé mínggu mi mánanag kel de mi muhér.
A
pfv
dáli
give
konyesé
meet
mínggu
1sg
.
obj
mi
1sg
.
poss
mánanag
sister
kel
def
de
of
mi
1sg
.
poss
muhér.
woman
My sister introduced my wife to me.
A dali baña lojotro con quel Santo Niño.
A
pfv
dali
give
baña
bath
lojotro
3pl
con
obj
quel
dem
Santo
holy
Niño.
child
They bathed the holy child.
See
Nigoza 2007
: 5
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