Value ‘Give’ in second position, recipient or beneficiary

Language:
Sranan
Parameter:
'Give' serial verb constructions
References
Nickel and Wilner 1984: 39

Examples

  1. Bori pikin supu gi ma Akuba nanga pikin Anansi.
    Bori
    cook
    pikin
    little
    supu
    soup
    gi
    give
    ma
    mother
    Akuba
    Akuba
    nanga
    and
    pikin
    little
    Anansi.
    spider
    Cook a little soup for mother Akuba and little spider.

    See Nickel and Wilner 1984: 39

  2. Mi seri a oso gi en.
    Mi
    1sg
    seri
    sell
    a
    det
    oso
    house
    gi
    give
    en.
    3sg
    I sold the house to him/her.

    See Winford and Migge 2008: 709

  3. No, a kil musu du wan sani gi mi ini a gare.
    No,
    no
    a
    the
    kil
    guy
    musu
    must
    du
    do
    wan
    one
    sani
    thing
    gi
    give
    mi
    me
    ini
    in
    a
    the
    gare.
    house
    No, the man has to do something for me in the house.