Datapoint Singapore Bazaar Malay/'Give' serial verb constructions

Kasi also serves other functions (1) kasi in first position occuring in passive construction: Dua telur ah kasi buat full boil [tow egg PCL give do full boil] 'tow eggs were made full boiled'
(2) Kasi in first position occurring in the causative construction: Siapa kasi ini cermin pecah? [who give DEM glass break] 'Who caused the glass to be broken?'

Values

‘Give’ in second position, recipient only

Example 67-180:
Ada pergi tengok orang tua la masak kasi olang tua makan.
Ada
have
pergi
go
tengok
look.at
orang
person
tua
old
la
pcl
masak
cook
kasi
give
olang
person
tua
old
makan.
eat
I go to old people and cook for them to eat.

Source: Aye 2005: 380

Example 67-181:
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 67-191:
Mak beli barang-barang kasi dia anak.
Mak
mother
beli
buy
barang~barang
thing~thing
kasi
give
dia
3sg
anak.
child
The mother bought things for her child.

Source: Aye 2005: 136

Example 67-236:
Dia beli itu buku kasi dia punya anak ah.
Dia
3sg
beli
buy
itu
dem
buku
book
kasi
give
dia
3sg
punya
poss
anak
child
ah.
pcl
She bought the book for her child.
Example 67-237:
Datuk cakap ah story kasi budak-budak dengar.
Datuk
grandfather
cakap
speak
ah
pcl
story
story
kasi
give
budak-budak
child-child
dengar.
hear
The grandfather told a story to the children to hear.
Confidence:
Very certain