Datapoint Singapore Bazaar Malay/Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions

Values

Subject – verb – theme – recipient Frequency: 50.0%

Example 67-131:
Belakang, dia pon baik-baik kasi itu kaca jeremin sama saya.
Belakang,
back
dia
3sg
pon
also
baik~baik
good~good
kasi
give
itu
dem
kaca
spec-
jeremin
tacles
sama
with
saya.
1sg
After this, he carefully gave me my spectacles.
Example 67-136:
Ah, lain kali, jangan kasi wang sama ini macam punya olang.
Ah,
interj
lain
other
kali,
time
jangan
don’t
kasi
give
wang
money
sama
with
ini
dem
macam
like
punya
modif
olang.
person
Next time, don’t give money to people like him.

Source: Aye 2005: 356

Confidence:
Very certain

Subject – verb – recipient – theme Frequency: 50.0%

Example 67-134:
Saya mahu kasi diaorang balik dia punya sendiripunya cake.
Saya
1sg
mahu
want
kasi
give
diaorang
3pl
balik
return
dia
3sg
punya
poss
sendiri-punya
self-possess
cake.
cake
I wanted to return their own cake to them.

Source: Aye 2005: 456

Example 67-135:
Dia kasi kita ini.
Dia
3sg
kasi
give
kita
1pl
ini.
dem
He gave us this.

Source: Aye 2005: 411

Confidence:
Very certain