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'Give' serial verb constructions
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‘Give’ in second position, recipient only
Example 15-117:
i bai klos gi ĩ pikin
i
3sg
bai
buy
klos
clothes
gi
give
ĩ
poss
pikin
child
He/She bought some clothes which he gave to his/her child.
Source:
Finney 2003
: 72
Example 15-118:
luk di klos we yu mama dai lɛf gi yu
luk
look
di
art
klos
clothes
we
rel
yu
poss
mama
mother
dai
die
lɛf
leave
gi
give
yu
you
Here are the clothes that your mother left for you when she died.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Krio
by
Malcolm Awadajin Finney
cite
Language:
Krio
Feature:
'Give' serial verb constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
Finney 2003
: 72
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