Datapoint Tayo/Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’

Values

Indirect-object construction

Example 57-61:
Sola reste ave tule Tuo-la, e pi apre, ka la ni ŋgra pi apre sola ndone fam pu lja.
Sola
3pl
reste
stay
ave
with
tule
pl
Tuo-la,
Touho-det/def
e
and
pi
then
apre,
later
ka
when
la
he
ni
compl
ŋgra
grow
pi
then
apre
later
sola
they
ndone
give
fam
wife
pu
for
lja.
3sg
They stayed with the people from Touho tribe, and when he had grown up, he was given a wife.

Source: Ehrhart 1993: 224

Example 57-62:
ma ndone lama a lot la par ter
ma
1sg
ndone
give
lama
hand
a
to
lot
other
la
dem/def
par
on
ter
ground
I give a helping hand to the other person lying on the ground.

Source: Ehrhart 1993: 250

Example 57-118:
sola ndone fam pu lja
sola
3pl
ndone
give
fam
wife
pu
prep
lja
3sg
They gave him a wife.

Source: Ehrhart 1993: 229

Confidence:
Certain