Value Secondary-object construction

Language:
Creolese
Parameter:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’

Examples

  1. mi tek di baal gi Jaan
    mi
    1sg
    tek
    take
    di
    the
    baal
    ball
    gi
    give
    Jaan
    John
    I gave the ball to John deliberately. (i.e. I didn't give it to him by accident.)
  2. tek dis bokit gi yu moda
    tek
    take
    dis
    this
    bokit
    bucket
    gi
    give
    yu
    2sg.poss
    moda
    mother
    Give this bucket to your mother.