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Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’
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Double-object construction
Example 4-102:
Mi soli en a buku a osu.
Mi
I
soli
show
en
him
a
det
.
sg
buku
book
a
loc
osu.
house
I showed him the book at home.
Source:
Goury and Migge 2003
: 136
Example 4-103:
Na Apatou gi en a pampila kon a data.
Na
foc
Apatou
Apatou
gi
give
en
her
a
det
pampila
paper
kon
come
a
loc
data.
doctor
It's (the doctor of) Apatou that gave her the papers to come to the (specialist) doctor.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nengee
by
Bettina Migge
cite
Language:
Nengee
Feature:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’
Source:
Goury and Migge 2003
: 135-136
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