Value Subject – verb – recipient – theme

Language:
Fa d’Ambô
Parameter:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
References
Post 1994

Examples

  1. Malá da pédel tabaku.
    Malá
    Maria
    da
    give
    pé-de-eli
    father-of-1sg
    tabaku.
    tabacco
    Mary gives the tabacco to her father.

    See Post 1994: 197

  2. Am fa bo xosai.
    Amu
    1sg
    fa
    speak
    bo
    2sg
    xo-sai.
    thing-dem
    I tell you this.

    See Post 1994: 201