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Value Double-object construction
Language:
Creolese
Parameter:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’
Examples
dem gi di maan di buk
dem
3pl
gi
give
di
the
maan
man
di
the
buk
book
They gave the man the book. OR: They gave the book to the man.
baad fuud doz gi piipl belii wok
baad
bad
fuud
food
doz
hab
gi
give
piipl
people
belii
belly
wok
work
Bad food gives people diarrhoea.
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