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Value Subject – verb – theme – recipient
Language:
Fanakalo
Parameter:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
Examples
Mina nikile lo sinkwa duze ga lo tombazan.
Mina
I
nik-ile
give-
pst
lo
def
.
art
sinkwa
bread
duze
near
ga
poss
lo
def
.
art
tombazan.
girl
I gave the bread to the girl. OR: I gave the bread via the girl.
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