Datapoint Kriol/Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions
The order recipient-theme appears to account for the majority of examples; the only example in the database of the order theme-recipient involves an animate theme. (As examples of two full NPs are rarely found in natural speech, examples with pronominal objects are added; it seems that pronominal objects show the same pattern as full NPs.)
Values 
Subject – verb – recipient – theme
Frequency: 70.0%
- Example 25-103:
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Wen wi bin langa Carlton, en Missis bin oldei givit mibala boksis.Wenwhenwi1pl.exclbinpstlangalocCarlton,CarltonenandMissisMissisbinpstoldeialwaysgiv-itgive-trmibala1pl.exclboks-is.box-plWhen we were [working] on Carlton Station, and the Missus used to give us boxes. (with matches, to burn the grass)
- Example 25-144:
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Ai bin gibitbat la ola kid tu sambala mani blanga plei.Ai1sgbinpstgib-it-batgive-tr-proglalocolaplkidchildtutoosam-balasome-adj2manimoneyblangadat/possplei.playI was also giving the children some money for playing.
Source: Angelo et al. 1998
- Example 25-166:
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Imin oldei telim mi “givit bek langa im thet taka blanga im, yu bin takat naf, givit bek la thet beibi".Im=in3sg=pstoldeialwaystel-imtell-trmi1sg“giv-itgive-trbekbacklangalocim3sgthetdemtakatuckerblangadat/possim,3sgyu2sgbinpsttakateatnaf,enoughgiv-itgive-trbekbacklalocthetdembeibi".babyShe used to say to me "give it back to her, that food of hers, you have eaten enough, give it back to the baby".
- Example 25-228:
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Dat gel im gibitbat dat man jumok.Datdemgelgirlim3sggib-it-batgive-tr-progdatdemmanmanjumok.smoke/tobaccoThat girl is giving the man tobacco.
- Example 25-249:
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Ei, olmen, yu weit na! Yu gada gibit la melabat du sambala shuga. Melabat wandi shuga du.Ei,eyolmen,old.manyu2sgweitwaitna!nowYu2sggadafut/obliggib-itgive-trlalocmelabat1pl.excldutoosam-balasome-adj2shuga.sugarMelabat1pl.exclwandiwantshugasugardu.tooHey, old man, wait now! You've got to give us some sugar too. We want sugar too.
Source: Angelo et al. 1998
- Example 25-257:
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Wot im skin, wi gata givit im skin na thet men na.Wotwhatim3sgskin,subsectionwi1plgatafut/obliggiv-itgive-trim3sgskinsubsectionnanowthetdemmenmanna.nowWhat's his skin name, we should give that man a skin name.
- Confidence:
- Certain
Subject – verb – theme – recipient
Frequency: 30.0%
- Example 25-167:
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Imin givit thet K. langa mai bratha.Im=in3sg=pstgiv-itgive-trthetdemK.K.langalocmai1sg.possbratha.brotherHe gave K. to my brother (in marriage).
Source: nd
- Confidence:
- Certain