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'Give' serial verb constructions
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‘Give’ in first position, recipient only
Example 68-104:
Lalu antua
kasi
pulang
kembali
itu anak.
Lalu
then
antua
3sg
.
formal
kasi
give
pulang
go.home
kembali
return
itu
dem
anak.
child
Then she returned the children to their homes.
Source:
Scott 2008
: 632
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Ambon Malay
by
Scott Paauw
cite
Language:
Ambon Malay
Feature:
'Give' serial verb constructions
Source:
Scott 2008
: 416
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