Datapoint Ternate Chabacano/'Give' serial verb constructions

Values

‘Give’ in first position, recipient only

Example 44-149:
[...] ta dali pruba cung manga jente quel miel [...].
[...]
[...]
ta
ipfv
dali
give
pruba
taste
cung
obj
manga
pl
jente
people
quel
def
miel
honey
[...].
[...]
[He] lets the people taste the honey [...].

Source: Nigoza 2007: 6

Example 44-150:
A dáli konyesé mínggu mi mánanag kel de mi muhér.
A
pfv
dáli
give
konyesé
meet
mínggu
1sg.obj
mi
1sg.poss
mánanag
sister
kel
def
de
of
mi
1sg.poss
muhér.
woman
My sister introduced my wife to me.
Example 44-151:
A dali baña lojotro con quel Santo Niño.
A
pfv
dali
give
baña
bath
lojotro
3pl
con
obj
quel
dem
Santo
holy
Niño.
child
They bathed the holy child.

Source: Nigoza 2007: 5

Confidence:
Intermediate