Datapoint Pidgin Hawaiian/Order of subject, object, and verb

VSO conforms to the basic order in the lexifier. VSO occurs most frequently with stative/neuter verbs and non-human subjects.

Values

Subject-verb-object (SVO) Frequency: 63.6%

Example 71-1:
Wau kii kela papale wau.
Wau
1sg
kii
fetch
kela
det
papale
hat
wau.
1sg.poss
I fetched my hat.
Example 71-16:
Kela lio oe inaha akahi eke palani.
Kela
det
lio
horse
oe
2sg.poss
inaha
tear
akahi
indf
eke
sack
palani.
bran
Your horse tore into a sack of bran.
Confidence:
Very certain

Verb-subject-object (VSO) Frequency: 27.3%

Example 71-2:
Kuai wau kela pahu.
Kuai
buy
wau
1sg
kela
det
pahu.
container
I bought the jar (of honey).
Example 71-101:
Ma ka poalua lawe kela Mino i ka pu ma kahi hana.
Ma
loc
ka
def
poalua
Tuesday
lawe
take
kela
det
Mino
Mino
i
obj
ka
def
pu
gun
ma
loc
kahi
place
hana.
work
On Tuesday, Mino took the gun to his workplace.
Confidence:
Very certain

Subject-object-verb (SOV) Frequency: 9.1%

Example 71-3:
Iaia puniu inaha la!
Iaia
3sg
puniu
skull
inaha
smash
la!
mod
He smashes skulls!
Confidence:
Very certain