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indicated. A pronominally marked object expresses the roles listed in Table 1 under the heading for the first

object. Thus:

Y-ovog-i [Nompwat] [nvag].

3SG:DISTPAST-BR:give-CONST Nompwat food

'(S)he gave the food to Nompwat.'

Y-ovon-[oc] [nvag].

3SG:DISTPAST-BR:give-2SG food

'(S)he gave you the food.'

Yac-anpog-i [ovonyan] [hai uvuvu itetwai].

lSG:FUT-MR:tell-CONST PL:child INDEF story traditional

'I will tell the children a traditional story.'

First Object Second Object

ovog- give RECIPIENT OBJECT GIVEN

en(u)pog- tell RECIPIENT UTTERANCE

ovrog- call ENTITY CALLED NAME

atovni- name ENTITY NAMED NAME

Table 1 Ditransitive Verbs

Cuvrogi (

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