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Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
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Subject – verb – recipient – theme Frequency: 50.0%
Example 60-87:
mwána apésákí mamá kíti
mwána
child
a-pés-ákí
3sg
-give-
pst
mamá
mother
kíti
chair
The child gave the mother a chair.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Subject – verb – theme – recipient Frequency: 50.0%
Example 60-85:
mamá apésákí búku
na
mwána
mamá
mother
a-pés-ákí
3sg
-give-
pst
búku
book
na
to
mwána
child
The mother gave a book to the child.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Lingala
by
Michael Meeuwis
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Language:
Lingala
Feature:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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