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Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’
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Double-object construction
Example 15-5:
Da pus dɔn kil da arata.
Da
dem
pus
cat
dɔn
pfv
kil
kill
da
dem
arata.
mouse
The/That cat has killed the/that mouse.
Source:
Jones 1971
: 80
Example 15-86:
di uman gi di titi sɔm mɔni
di
art
uman
woman
gi
give
di
art
titi
girl
sɔm
some
mɔni
money
The woman gave the girl some money.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Krio
by
Malcolm Awadajin Finney
cite
Language:
Krio
Feature:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’
Source:
Own knowledge
Jones 1971
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