Datapoint Papiá Kristang/Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’

Because there is accusative marking with [+human] nouns, a theme may be case-marked.

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Indirect-object construction

Example 42-106:
eli sa tiu ja bendé aké prau ku yo
eli
3sg
sa
gen
tiu
uncle
ja
pfv
bendé
sell
aké
that
prau
boat
ku
dat
yo
1sg
His uncle sold the boat to me.

Source: Baxter 1988: 161

Example 42-107:
krensa krensa olotu ja da ku eli ku úngua mulé china
krensa
child
krensa
child
olotu
3pl
ja
pfv
da
give
ku
acc
eli
3sg
ku
dat
úngua
one
mulé
woman
china
Chinese
When he was quite young, they gave him to a Chinese woman.

Source: Baxter 1988: 162

Confidence:
Very certain