Value Subject – verb – recipient – theme

Language:
Fanakalo
Parameter:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions

Examples

  1. Mina nikile lo tomzan lo sinkwa.
    Mina
    I
    nik-ile
    give-pst
    lo
    def.art
    tomzan
    girl
    lo
    def.art
    sinkwa.
    bread
    I gave the girl bread. OR: I gave bread to the girl. OR: I gave the bread to the girl.