Value Subject – verb – theme – recipient

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

Examples

  1. Mina nikile lo sinkwa duze ga lo tombazan.
    Mina
    I
    nik-ile
    give-pst
    lo
    def.art
    sinkwa
    bread
    duze
    near
    ga
    poss
    lo
    def.art
    tombazan.
    girl
    I gave the bread to the girl. OR: I gave the bread via the girl.