Value Indirect-object construction

Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
Parameter:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’
References
Velupillai 2003: 76, 64

Examples

  1. ʃi wɛn ɹaɪʔ wan buk
    ʃi
    3sg.f
    wɛn
    pst.pfv
    ɹaɪʔ
    write
    wan
    art
    buk
    book
    She wrote a book.

    See Velupillai 2003: 76

  2. hi wan tu tiʧ a staf tu ju foks
    hi
    3sg
    wan
    want
    tu
    to
    tiʧ
    teach
    a
    art
    staf
    stuff
    tu
    to
    ju
    2pl
    foks
    folk
    He wants to teach the stuff to you folks.
  3. a wɛn giv bæk da glu tu ænti
    a
    1sg
    wɛn
    pst.pfv
    giv
    give
    bæk
    back
    da
    art
    glu
    glue
    tu
    to
    ænti
    auntie
    I gave the glue back to Auntie.