Datapoint Singapore Bazaar Malay/Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’

Bazaar Malay has both double-object and indirect-object construction. The indirect-object construction requires the use of a preposition such as sama before the indirect object in sentences with the verb kasi ‘give’, and in sentences with the verb beli ‘buy’. Kasi is used before the beneficiary, i.e. the indirect object in sentences.

Values

Indirect-object construction Frequency: 50.0%

Example 67-130:
Jangan kasi wang sama ini macam punya orang.
Jangan
don’t
kasi
give
wang
money
sama
with
ini
dem
macam
like
punya
attr
orang.
person
Don’t give money to people like this.

Source: Aye 2005: 137

Example 67-131:
Belakang, dia pon baik-baik kasi itu kaca jeremin sama saya.
Belakang,
back
dia
3sg
pon
also
baik~baik
good~good
kasi
give
itu
dem
kaca
spec-
jeremin
tacles
sama
with
saya.
1sg
After this, he carefully gave me my spectacles.
Confidence:
Very certain

Double-object construction Frequency: 50.0%

Example 67-132:
Wa kasi lu empat ratus.
Wa
1sg
kasi
give
lu
2sg
empat
four
ratus.
hundred
I gave you four hundreds.

Source: Aye 2005: 136

Example 67-133:
[...] ini orang-orang kasi dia duit.
[...]
[...]
ini
dem
orang~orang
person~person
kasi
give
dia
3sg
duit.
money
[...] these people gave him money.

Source: Aye 2005: 136

Confidence:
Very certain