Datapoint Papiá Kristang/Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions

The recipient-theme order position appears to be more frequent. This is especially so with [+human] recipients. However, the frequencies registered here are rather impressionistic.

Values

Subject – verb – recipient – theme Frequency: 58.3%

Example 42-108:
eli ja da ku eli sa pai aké pesi
eli
3sg
ja
pfv
da
give
ku
dat
eli
3sg
sa
gen
pai
father
aké
that
pesi
fish
He gave his father the fish.
Confidence:
Very certain

Subject – verb – theme – recipient Frequency: 41.7%

Example 42-109:
eli ja da aké doi ku jenti idadi
eli
3sg
ja
pfv
da
give
aké
that
doi
money
ku
dat
jenti
people
idadi
age
He gave the money to the old people.
Confidence:
Very certain