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Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
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Subject – verb – recipient – theme Frequency: 58.3%
Example 38-108:
Malá da pédel tabaku.
Malá
Maria
da
give
pé-de-eli
father-of-
1sg
tabaku.
tabacco
Mary gives the tabacco to her father.
Source:
Post 1994
: 197
Example 38-117:
Am fa bo xosai.
Amu
1sg
fa
speak
bo
2sg
xo-sai.
thing-
dem
I tell you this.
Source:
Post 1994
: 201
Confidence:
Certain
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Subject – verb – theme – recipient Frequency: 41.7%
Example 38-118:
Am da wankuz da bo.
Amu
1sg
da
give
wan-kuzu
art
-thing
da
give
bo.
2sg
I gave you something.
Source:
Post 1994
: 200
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
by
Marike Post
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Language:
Fa d’Ambô
Feature:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
Source:
Post 1994
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