Datapoint Negerhollands/'Give' serial verb constructions

Values

‘Give’ in second position, recipient or beneficiary

Example 27-58:
Di difi sini am a kan goi mais mi ris gi sini.
Di
det
difi
dove
sini
3pl
am
3sg
a
pst
kan
hab
goi
throw
mais
corn
mi
with
ris
rice
gi
give
sini.
3pl
To the doves, he used to throw corn and rice to them.

Source: Josselin de Jong 1926: 18

Example 27-111:
Ju ha fo fin di gi mi.
Ju
2sg
ha
have
fo
for
fin
find
di
det
gi
give
mi.
1sg
You have to find it for me.

Source: Josselin de Jong 1926: 62

Confidence:
Very certain