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ANNOTATING CHICHEWA APPLICATIVE CONSTRUCTIONS(Sam Mchombo)

1.Anyaní anagulilana uchema

The baboons bought one another some palm wine

http://typecraft.org/tc2wiki/Special:TypeCraft/Editor/1567/25161

2.Kalulú analembela chitsilu kalata

The hair wrote the fool a letter (the hare wrote a letter to/for the fool

http://typecraft.org/tc2wiki/Special:TypeCraft/Editor/1567/25162

APPLICATIVE CONSTRUCTIONS IN KINYARWANDA(Alexandre Kimenyi)

1.Umugabo arasomera igitabo amatsiko

The man is reading the book because for curiosity

http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1573/25129/

2.Umugabo arasomera umugoré igitabo.

The man is reading a book to the woman

http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1573/25128/

3.Siinzí igihe umugabo asoméra igitabo

I don't know when the man reads the book' (temporal)

http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1573/25127/

4.Umugabo arasomera igitabo mu nzu

The man is reading a book in the house

http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1573/25126/

5.Umugabo agusomera igitabo

The man read the book

http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1573/25131/

APPLICATIVE CONSTRUCTIONS IN KISWAHILI ( Ngonyani(1995 & Josten )

1.watoto walituimbia nyimbo

The child sang for us songs

http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1568/29169/

2.Mtoto alilia wali kijiko

The child ate rice with a spoon

http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1568/29117/

3.Wageni walimletea zawadi mtoto

The guests brought the child some presents

http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1568/29129/

4.Juma alinunuliwa kitabo

Juma bought the child a book

http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1568/29123/

5.Msichana alimsukumia wavulani jongoo

The girl pushed a millipede towards the boy

http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/1568/29127/