Datapoint Singapore Bazaar Malay/‘Take’ serial verb constructions

In Bazaar Malay, there are two verbs which mean 'take' and occur in serial verb constructions.

Values

Theme of the second verb, literal interpretation possible Frequency: 50.0%

Example 67-177:
[...] Singapore punya balang ambil masuk Indonesia.
[...]
[...]
Singapore
Singapore
punya
attr
balang
goods
ambil
take
masuk
enter
Indonesia.
Indonesia
[...] [and] to import Singapore goods to Indonesia.

Source: Aye 2005: 338

Confidence:
Very certain

Instrument of the second verb, no resumptive pronoun Frequency: 50.0%

Example 67-178:
Sula belakang dia ambil payong pukul sama dia.
Sula
pfv
belakang
back
dia
3sg
ambil
take
payong
umbrella
pukul
beat
sama
with/obj
dia.
3sg
After this, she hit him with an umbrella.

Source: Aye 2005: 350

Example 67-179:
Ah itu kwat ambil itu punya lompa ambil taru asam ah.
Ah
pcl
itu
dem
kwat
strong
ambil
take
itu
dem
punya
attr
lompa
spice
ambil
take
taru
put
asam
tamarind
ah.
pcl
To make [the curry] stronger, add [some] spices and tamarind [into the curry].

Source: Aye 2005: 424

Confidence:
Very certain