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Example 1-144
Bikasi husomma va une sa gi na hem pikin wan pisi stoon, teh a begi hem tatta wan pisi bredi?
Bikasi
because
o=soma
q
=person
fu
of
unu
2pl
sa
fut
gi
give
na
to
en
3sg
pikin
child
wan
indf
.
sg
pisi
piece
ston,
stone
te
when
a
3sg
.
sbj
begi
ask
en
3sg
tata
father
wan
piece
pisi
indf
.
sg
brede?
bread
Because which of you would give to his child a lump of stone, when s/he asks his/her father for a piece of bread?
Comment:
The order is S-V-R-T, with the general preposition
na
marking the recipient
hem pikin
.
Type:
written
Source:
Schumann 1781
: 67
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Indirect-object construction
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – recipient – theme
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