Datapoint Sranan/'Give' serial verb constructions

Values

‘Give’ in second position, recipient or beneficiary

Example 2-222:
Bori pikin supu gi ma Akuba nanga pikin Anansi.
Bori
cook
pikin
little
supu
soup
gi
give
ma
mother
Akuba
Akuba
nanga
and
pikin
little
Anansi.
spider
Cook a little soup for mother Akuba and little spider.

Source: Nickel and Wilner 1984: 39

Example 2-223:
Mi seri a oso gi en.
Mi
1sg
seri
sell
a
det
oso
house
gi
give
en.
3sg
I sold the house to him/her.

Source: Winford and Migge 2008: 709

Example 2-224:
No, a kil musu du wan sani gi mi ini a gare.
No,
no
a
the
kil
guy
musu
must
du
do
wan
one
sani
thing
gi
give
mi
me
ini
in
a
the
gare.
house
No, the man has to do something for me in the house.
Confidence:
Very certain