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Value Subject – verb – theme – recipient
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
Parameter:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
Examples
máyka pátlač kámuks
kápa
tánas
máyka
2sg
pátlač
give
kámuks
dog
kápa
prep
tánas
small
You’re giving the child a dog.
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