Value ‘Give’ in second position, recipient or beneficiary

Language:
Santome
Parameter:
'Give' serial verb constructions
References
Hagemeijer and Ogie 2011; Hagemeijer 2001

Examples

  1. Sela pa n toma zawa pa n ba pya da bô.
    Sela
    mood
    pa
    for
    n
    1sg
    toma
    take
    zawa
    urine
    pa
    for
    n
    1sg
    ba
    go
    pya
    see
    da
    give
    bô.
    2sg
    I must take your urine in order to check it for you.

    See Hagemeijer 2000: 100

  2. fatu se ku men bô môlê fika da bô
    fatu
    costume
    se
    dem
    ku
    rel
    men
    mother
    2sg.poss
    môlê
    die
    fika
    leave
    da
    give
    2sg
    the costume that your mother left for you when she died

    See Hagemeijer 2000: 101

  3. Fogon ka sa kêntxi da non.
    Fogon
    kitchen
    ka
    ipfv
    sa
    be
    kêntxi
    hot
    da
    give
    non.
    1pl
    The kitchen gets hot for us.