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'Give' serial verb constructions
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‘Give’ in first position, recipient only
Example 43-101:
Isti belu
da sabe
kung ile ki esta teng lugar [...].
Isti
this
belu
old.man
da
give
sabe
know
kung
obj
ile
3sg
ki
comp
esta
dem
teng
cop
lugar
place
[...].
[...]
The old man told him that this was the place [...].
Source:
Philippe 2011
: 54
Example 43-102:
Akel belu
da intindi
ki [...].
Akel
dem
belu
old
da
give
intindi
understand
ki
comp
[...].
[...]
The old man explained [to him] that […].
Source:
Philippe 2011
: 73
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Batavia Creole
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Language:
Batavia Creole
Feature:
'Give' serial verb constructions
Source:
Philippe 2011
: 73-75
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