Value Subject – recipient – theme – verb

Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
References
Smith 1974-5

Examples

  1. etuspa un diiyapa kiivoo tadaa vesli
    etus-pa
    3pl.hon-dat
    uŋ
    one
    diiya-pa
    day-dat
    kii
    what
    voo
    indf
    ta-daa
    prs-give
    vesli
    Wesley
    Wesley is giving them something or other per day.

    See Smith 1974-5: 1378

  2. isti hɔlɛndars tavii ɔɔrasuntu taam, uŋ gɔɔta portugees jeentispa uŋ gɔɔta travaay jadaa
    isti
    this
    hɔlɛndar-s
    Hollander-pl
    ta-vii
    prs-come
    ɔɔras-untu
    when-loc
    taam,
    also
    uŋ
    one
    gɔɔta
    little
    portugees
    Portuguese
    jeentis-pa
    people-dat
    uŋ
    one
    gɔɔta
    little
    travaay
    difficulty
    jaa-daa
    pst-give
    When the Hollanders came also, they gave a bit of trouble to the Portuguese.

    See Smith 1974-5: 3215

  3. korsaampa uŋ gɔɔta alagriiya padaaley kum tambomley mee noos lopapiyaa
    korsaam-pa
    heart-dat
    uŋ
    one
    gɔɔta
    little
    alagriiya
    happiness
    pa-daa=ley
    inf-give=like
    kum
    conj
    tambom=ley
    excellent=like
    mee
    foc
    noos
    1pl
    lo-papiyaa
    fut-speak
    We just speak for the pleasure of it. OR: Consultant's translation: Without giving any trouble to the heart we shall just speak well.

    See Smith 1974-5: 2375

  4. trees poɖiyaaspa ʈyuviʃan tadaa
    trees
    three
    poɖiyaas-pa
    child.pl-dat
    ʈyuviʃan
    tuition
    ta-daa
    prs-give
    [They] are giving tuition to three children.

    See Smith 1974-5: 5171

  5. sirvidoor kacoorpa danaadu kaarni jadaa
    sirvidoor
    servant
    kacoor-pa
    dog-dat
    danaa-du
    spoil-adjz
    kaarni
    meat
    jaa-daa
    pst-give
    The servant fed the dog the spoiled meat.

    See Smith 1974-5: 3641