Datapoint Sri Lankan Malay/Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions

Values

Subject – recipient – theme – verb Frequency: 41.7%

Example 66-34:
Pompanganak deppe ummana kumbang attu ekasi (aða). Attusi duasi?
Pompang-anak
female-child
de-pe
3sg-poss
umma-na
mother-dat
kumbang
flower
attu
indf
e-kasi
asp-give
(aða).
(aux)
Attu-si
one-or
dua-si?
two-or
The girl has given her mother a rose. One or two?
Confidence:
Certain

Subject – theme – recipient – verb Frequency: 41.7%

Example 66-72:
Pompanganak kumbang attu deppe ummana ekasi (aða).
Pompang-anak
female-child
kumbang
flower
attu
indf
de-pe
3sg-poss
umma-na
mother-dat
e-kasi
asp-give
(aða).
(aux)
The girl gave a flower to her mother.
Confidence:
Certain

Subject – verb – theme – recipient Frequency: 8.3%

Example 66-71:
Pompanganak ekasi (aða) kumbang attu deppe ummana.
Pompang-anak
female-child
e-kasi
asp-give
(aða)
(aux)
kumbang
flower
attu
indf
de-pe
3sg-poss
umma-na.
mother-dat
The girl has given a flower to her mother.
Confidence:
Certain

Subject – verb – recipient – theme Frequency: 8.3%

Confidence:
Certain