Datapoint Panyjima / Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give'

Language:Panyjima
Feature:Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give' by Martin Haspelmath
Value:Double-object construction

Examples

Sentence igt-1190:
Ngunha parnka ngarna-rta mantu-yu.
Ngunha
that
parnka
lizard
ngarna-rta
eat- fut
mantu-yu.
meat- acc
That lizard will eat the meat.
Sentence igt-1191:
Ngatha yukurru-ku mantu-yu yinya-nha.
Ngatha
I.nom
yukurru-ku
dog- acc
mantu-yu
meat- acc
yinya-nha.
give- pst
I gave the dog meat.

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