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Datapoint Panyjima / Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give'

Language
Genus: Pama-Nyungan, Family: Australian
Feature
Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give' by Martin Haspelmath
Value
Secondary-object construction
References

Examples

That lizard will eat the meat.
Ngunha parnka ngarna-rta mantu-yu.
that lizard eat- FUT meat- ACC
I gave the dog meat.
Ngatha yukurru-ku mantu-yu yinya-nha.
I. NOM dog- ACC meat- ACC give- PST