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====Ditransitive Verbs==== | |||
The subject of a ditranstive verb takes the ergative case, and both the direct and indirect objects take absolutive case. However, the indirect object is also marked with the prepositional clitic /dəʔ/ e.g. | |||
/ˈʔəʔkʷa mʲaɲəʔ-ˈdena ˈʀʷəʔtʷəʔ dəʔ=kʷəʔˈta/ | |||
[ˈʔʊkːʷa mʲæɲɪ-ˈdːena ˈʁʷɔtːʷʊʔ dʊkːʷʊʔˈta] | |||
1PS.SG.AGT TEL-give bone DAT=dog | |||
I gave a bone to the dog. | |||