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'Give' serial verb constructions
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‘Give’ in second position, recipient only
Example 5-148:
mi sen yu fu
kyarii
mesij
gi
dem?
mi
1sg
sen
send
yu
3sg
fu
compl
kyarii
carry
mesij
message
gi
give
dem?
them
Did I send you to give them a message?
Example 5-149:
ii
bai
lan
gi
ii son
ii
3sg
bai
buy
lan
land
gi
give
ii
poss
.
3sg
son
son
He bought land for his son.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Language:
Creolese
Feature:
'Give' serial verb constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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