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Example 71-105
Wau makana keia upena kela haole.
Wau
1sg
makana
give
keia
this
upena
net
kela
det
haole.
white.foreigner
I gave this net to the white foreigner.
Comment:
The more common order in Pidgin Hawaiian is recipient + theme as opposed to the order found here.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Own data 1897
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Datapoints:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Double-object construction
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – theme – recipient
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