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Value Indirect-object construction
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
Parameter:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’
Examples
máyka pátlač kámuks
kápa
tánas
máyka
2sg
pátlač
give
kámuks
dog
kápa
prep
tánas
small
You’re giving a dog to the child.
náyka páłač šus
náyka
1sg
páłač
give
šus
shoes
I will give you the shoes.
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