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Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
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Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’
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Double-object construction Frequency: 90.0%
Example 32-92:
Purtugês tá guverná Kab Verd.
Purtugês
Portuguese
tá
pst
.
ipfv
guverná
govern
Kab
Cape
Verd.
Verde
The Portuguese ruled Cape Verde.
Portuguese:
Os portugueses governavam Cabo Verde.
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Example 32-94:
Tina dá se prufesor un flor.
Tina
Tina
dá
give
se
3sg
.
poss
prufesor
teacher
un
det
flor.
flower
Tina gave her teacher a flower.
Portuguese:
A Tina deu uma flor ao seu professor.
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Confidence:
Very certain
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Indirect-object construction Frequency: 10.0%
Example 32-1:
Nha tia fazê kmida.
Nha
1sg
.
poss
tia
aunt
fazê
make
kmida.
food
My aunt cooked food.
Portuguese:
A minha tia fez a comida.
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Example 32-93:
Maria ta ben dá un flor
pa
se prufesor.
Maria
Maria
ta
prs
ben
come
dá
give
un
det
flor
flower
pa
prep
se
3sg
.
poss
prufesor.
teacher
Maria is going to give a flower to her teacher.
Portuguese:
Maria vai dar uma flor para o seu professor.
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
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Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
Feature:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
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