Datapoint Saramaccan/'Give' serial verb constructions

Values

‘Give’ in second position, recipient or beneficiary

Example 3-108:
Dí fáka maá pói dá mi.
Dí
def.sg
fáka
machete
maá
sharp
pói
spoil
dá
give
mi.
1sg
The machete is too sharp for me.

Source: Veenstra 1996: 165

Example 3-109:
A búnu dá mi.
A
3sg
búnu
be.good
dá
give
mi.
1sg
She is good to me.

Source: Veenstra 1996: 165

Example 3-110:
Dí báta kaí dá hen.
Dí
def.sg
báta
bottle
kaí
fall
dá
give
hen.
3sg
The bottle fell on his responsibility.

Source: Veenstra 1996: 165

Example 3-111:
Mi ó púu gaán fási dá i.
Mi
1sg
ó
mood
púu
remove
gaán
big
fási
manner
dá
give
i.
2sg
I will teach you to be cheeky to me.

Source: de Groot 1977

Example 3-112:
Hén we bì fufúu dí biífi dí mi mujée bì mandá dá mi.
Hén
3sg
we
foc
bì
tns
fufúu
steal
dí
def.sg
biífi
letter
dí
that
mi
1sg
mujée
woman
bì
tns
mandá
send
dá
give
mi.
1sg
HE had stolen the letter that my wife had sent to me.

Source: Veenstra 1996: 36

Example 3-113:
Dí báta kaí dá hen.
Dí
def.sg
báta
bottle
kaí
fall
dá
give
hen.
3sg
The bottle fell on his responsibility.

Source: Veenstra 1996: 165

Example 3-114:
M'e tá pantá dá hen.
M'=e
1sg=neg
tá
asp
pantá
fear
dá
give
hen.
3sg
I am not afraid of her.

Source: Veenstra 1996: 165

Confidence:
Very certain