Nǀǀng, Example 77

Kua ǃxaua ǁxaan, ku ǁʼaa ku aa ǂooa i.
kua
3H.SG
ǃxau-a
carry-PFV
ǁxaan
bag
ku
3H.SG
ǁʼaa
go.to
ku
3H.SG
aa
give
ǂoo-a
man-DAT
i
DAT
He carried the bag, he goes and gives it to the man.
Comment:
This example was given by F when asked for 'He carried the sack to the man.' It is a nice example that 'animate goal location arguments' are treated in a number of different ways. Here, F avoids both the Benefactive and the V V(path) alternation and rather splits the event constructions into two subevents in two clauses.
Type:
Elicited from speaker
Source:
Güldemann et al. 2010.0