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Example 71-106
Iaia lawe mai haawi
ia
Henry alua omole.
Iaia
3sg
lawe
take
mai
dir
haawi
give
ia
obj
Henry
Henry
alua
two
omole.
bottle
He brought and gave two bottles to Henry.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Own data 1897
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
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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