Value ‘Give’ in first position, recipient only

Language:
Ternate Chabacano
Parameter:
'Give' serial verb constructions

Examples

  1. [...] ta dali pruba cung manga jente quel miel [...].
    [...]
    [...]
    ta
    ipfv
    dali
    give
    pruba
    taste
    cung
    obj
    manga
    pl
    jente
    people
    quel
    def
    miel
    honey
    [...].
    [...]
    [He] lets the people taste the honey [...].

    See Nigoza 2007: 6

  2. A dáli konyesé mínggu mi mánanag kel de mi muhér.
    A
    pfv
    dáli
    give
    konyesé
    meet
    mínggu
    1sg.obj
    mi
    1sg.poss
    mánanag
    sister
    kel
    def
    de
    of
    mi
    1sg.poss
    muhér.
    woman
    My sister introduced my wife to me.
  3. A dali baña lojotro con quel Santo Niño.
    A
    pfv
    dali
    give
    baña
    bath
    lojotro
    3pl
    con
    obj
    quel
    dem
    Santo
    holy
    Niño.
    child
    They bathed the holy child.

    See Nigoza 2007: 5