Value Subject – verb – theme – recipient

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

Examples

  1. Belakang, dia pon baik-baik kasi itu kaca jeremin sama saya.
    Belakang,
    back
    dia
    3sg
    pon
    also
    baik~baik
    good~good
    kasi
    give
    itu
    dem
    kaca
    spec-
    jeremin
    tacles
    sama
    with
    saya.
    1sg
    After this, he carefully gave me my spectacles.
  2. Ah, lain kali, jangan kasi wang sama ini macam punya olang.
    Ah,
    interj
    lain
    other
    kali,
    time
    jangan
    don’t
    kasi
    give
    wang
    money
    sama
    with
    ini
    dem
    macam
    like
    punya
    modif
    olang.
    person
    Next time, don’t give money to people like him.

    See Aye 2005: 356