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Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’
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Indirect-object construction
Example 59-185:
tongana lo mu samba
na
ala, ala ken'
tongana
when
lo
3sg
mu
give
samba
beer
na
prep
ala,
2sg
.
def
ala
2sg
.
def
ken'
refuse
Should he offer you beer, refuse it.
Example 59-186:
lo mu na ala samba titn ala nyon', ala ken'
lo
3sg
mu
give
na
prep
ala
2sg
.
def
samba
so
ti.tene
that
ala
2sg
.
def
nyon',
drink
ala
2sg
.
def
ken'
refuse
(She said), "Should he offer you beer to drink, refuse it."
Example 59-187:
lo mu samba, lo mu na lo, lo ken'
lo
3sg
mu
take
samba,
beer
lo
3sg
mu
give
na
prep
lo,
3sg
lo
3sg
ken'
refuse
He offered her beer, but she refused.
Example 59-188:
mu zembe ka, ga na ni na mbi, mbi doroko na nyama ni
mu
seize
zembe
knife
ka,
there
ga
come
na
prep
ni
det
na
prep
mbi,
1sg
mbi
1sg
doroko
butcher
na
prep
nyama
animal
ni
det
Bring me the knife over there for me to butcher the animal with it.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sango
by
William J. Samarin
cite
Language:
Sango
Feature:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’
Source:
Samarin 1967
: 179
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