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Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’
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Double-object construction
Example 8-1:
Kien kil Iebl.
Kien
Cain
kil
kill
Iebl.
Abel
Cain killed Abel.
Example 8-94:
Di uman gi di bwai di fuud.
Di
det
uman
woman
gi
give
di
det
bwai
boy
di
det
fuud.
food.
The woman gave the boy the food.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Language:
Jamaican
Feature:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’
Source:
Own knowledge
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