Value Subject – verb – recipient – theme

Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
Parameter:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
References
Aye 2005: 136-137

Examples

  1. Saya mahu kasi diaorang balik dia punya sendiripunya cake.
    Saya
    1sg
    mahu
    want
    kasi
    give
    diaorang
    3pl
    balik
    return
    dia
    3sg
    punya
    poss
    sendiri-punya
    self-possess
    cake.
    cake
    I wanted to return their own cake to them.

    See Aye 2005: 456

  2. Dia kasi kita ini.
    Dia
    3sg
    kasi
    give
    kita
    1pl
    ini.
    dem
    He gave us this.

    See Aye 2005: 411