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Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
Value 2 is possible but less common.
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Subject – verb – recipient – theme Frequency: 70.0%
Example 61-63:
Mina nikile lo tomzan lo sinkwa.
Mina
I
nik-ile
give-
pst
lo
def
.
art
tomzan
girl
lo
def
.
art
sinkwa.
bread
I gave the girl bread. OR: I gave bread to the girl. OR: I gave the bread to the girl.
Confidence:
Certain
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Subject – verb – theme – recipient Frequency: 30.0%
Example 61-64:
Mina nikile lo sinkwa duze ga lo tombazan.
Mina
I
nik-ile
give-
pst
lo
def
.
art
sinkwa
bread
duze
near
ga
poss
lo
def
.
art
tombazan.
girl
I gave the bread to the girl. OR: I gave the bread via the girl.
Confidence:
Intermediate
Language:
Fanakalo
by
Rajend Mesthrie
cite
Language:
Fanakalo
Feature:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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