From Contribution: Ditransitive constructions
Language: North-Central Ju
[A (TOP) V T kē R] – In this construction, T follows the verb and R is introduced by the oblique (“transitive”) preposition kē. Canonical ditransitives (including à’ā GIVE1) allow for both the secundative and the indirective construction. Some other verbs (e.g. nē’ē GIVE2) only allow for the indirective construction, and need ‘a’-promotion (quasiapplicative) to form a secundative pattern
Sources: König and Heine 2010
Examples
| (41) |
Mí má hŋ́ dàbē yīí-è bà kē |à’ā (yīí kē) g||ú. Mí 1SG má TOP hŋ́ see dàbē children.N3 yīí-è N3-REL bà 2SG kē PST |à’ā give (yīí (N3 kē) TR) g||ú. water I see the children whom you gave water. See König and Heine 2010: (ex.11a) |
| (100) |
Mí má hŋ́ g||ú kā-è bà kē |à’ā (kā kē) dàbē. Mí 1SG má TOP hŋ́ see g||ú water.N4 kā-è N4-REL bà 2SG kē PST |à’ā give (kā (N4 kē) TR) dàbē. children I see the water that you gave the children. See König and Heine 2010: (ex.11b) |
| (690) |
tūú má kē |à’ā tí kē dàbà. tūú book má TOP kē PST |à’ā give tí PASS kē TR dàbà. book The book was given to/by the child. See König and Heine 2010: (ex.13b) |
| (713) |
g||ú kā lè á bà kē |à’ā dȁhmà hȁ-ndō’à? g||ú water.N4 kā N4 lè which á Q bà 2SG kē PST |à’ā give dȁhmà woman.N1 hȁ-ndō’à? N1-DI Which water did you give water to that woman? See König and Heine 2010: (ex.12b) |
| (750) |
dȁhmà hȁ lè á bà kē |à’ā g||ú? dȁhmà woman.N1 hȁ N1 lè which á Q bà 2SG kē PST |à’ā give g||ú? water Which woman did you give water to? See König and Heine 2010: (ex.12a) |
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