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Example 50-112
An ka pòté fig ba papa.
An
1sg
ka
prog
pòté
bring
fig
banana
ba
prep
papa.
father
I am bringing some bananas to/for my father.
French:
J'apporte des bananes à papa.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Ludwig et al. 2002
: 28
Language:
Guadeloupean Creole
by
Serge Colot
and
Ralph Ludwig
cite
Datapoints:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – theme – recipient
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