From Contribution: Ditransitive constructions
Language: Yoruba
[A V R ní+T] – This is the basic ditransitive construction (with a non-pronominal T), where R is unmarked and T is marked by the general locative preposition Ní.
Sources: Atoyebi 2009
Examples
| (56) |
Ọkùnrin [tí mo fún _ ní ìwé] Ọkùnrin man [tí [REL mo 1SG.SBJ fún give _ _ ní SEC ìwé] book] The man to whom I gave a book See Atoyebi et al. 2010: 160 |
| (112) |
Ìwé [tí mo fún ẹ _] (*ìwé tí mo fún ẹ ní_) Ìwé book [tí [REL mo 1SG.SBJ fún give ẹ you _] _] (*ìwé (*book tí REL mo 1SG.SBJ fún give ẹ you ní_) SEC) the book that I gave you See Atoyebi et al. 2010: 160 |
| (644) |
*mo (ti) fún (ní ìwé) *mo 1SG (ti) (PRF) fún give (ní (SEC ìwé) book) I was given a book. See Atoyebi et al. 2010: 159 |
| (701) |
*Ìwé náà (ti) fún mi *Ìwé book náà DEF (ti) (PRF) fún give mi 1SG.OBJ The book was given to me. See Atoyebi et al. 2010: 159 |
| (725) |
Ta ni ó fún ní ìwé náà Ta Who ni FOC ó 3SG.S fún give ní SEC ìwé book náà DEF Who did he give the book? See Atoyebi et al. 2010: 159 |
| (760) |
Kí ni ó fún ẹ (*kí ni ó fún ẹ ní _) Kí what ni FOC ó 3SG.SBJ fún give ẹ 2SG.OBJ (*kí (*what ni FOC ó 3SG.SBJ fún give ẹ 2SG.OBJ ní SEC _) _) What did he give you? See Atoyebi et al. 2010: 160 |
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