Datapoint Ambon Malay/Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions

Values

Subject – verb – theme – recipient Frequency: 70.0%

Example 68-74:
Pombo kasi tongka for Kes.
Pombo
dove
kasi
give
tongka
stick
for
to
Kes.
monkey
Dove gave the stick to Monkey.

Source: van Minde 1997: 222

Confidence:
Very certain

Subject – verb – recipient – theme Frequency: 30.0%

Example 68-73:
[...] la de kasi beta sa-bua lei.
[...]
[...]
la
then
de
3sg
kasi
give
beta
1sg
sa-bua
one-clf
lei.
also
[...] and then she gave me one as well.

Source: van Minde 1997: 221

Confidence:
Very certain