Value Double-object construction

Language:
Seychelles Creole
Parameter:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’
References
Adone 2004

Examples

  1. Nou griy nou kafe.
    Nou
    1pl
    griy
    roast
    nou
    poss.1pl
    kafe.
    coffee
    We roasted our coffee.

    See Michaelis 1994: 69

  2. I ti donn li senk roupi.
    I
    3sg
    ti
    pst
    donn
    give
    li
    3sg.obj
    senk
    five
    roupi.
    roupi
    He gave him/her five roupis.
  3. Mon 'n donn Marcel en mang.
    Mon
    1sg
    'n
    prf
    donn
    give
    Marcel
    Marcel
    en
    a
    mang.
    mango
    I gave Marcel a mango.

    See Michaelis and Haspelmath 2003