Value ‘Give’ in second position, recipient or beneficiary

Language:
Nengee
Parameter:
'Give' serial verb constructions
References
Goury and Migge 2003: 131-132; Migge 1998

Examples

  1. A wenkiman soy a buku gi mi.
    A
    the
    wenkiman
    shop.assistant
    soy
    show
    a
    det.sg
    buku
    book
    gi
    give
    mi.
    me
    The shop assistant showed me the book.

    See Goury and Migge 2003: 131

  2. Den pikin wasi ala den beenki gi mi.
    Den
    det.pl
    pikin
    child
    wasi
    wash
    ala
    all
    den
    det.pl
    beenki
    dishes
    gi
    give
    mi.
    me
    The children washed all the dishes for me.

    See Goury and Migge 2003: 131