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But it is possible for the PP argument to precede the direct object DP, as shown in the
following two examples:
S V PP O
(264) Kōrā eo e-ar bōk-Ĝok n#an ippā-n
woman the.s 3s.agr-T(past) take-away.from.both to with-3s
ri-kalbuuj eo, jidpan eo.
one.who-be.in.prison the.s saw the.s
'The woman took the saw to the prisoner.' (lit. 'The woman took to the prisoner,
the saw.'
(265) Ri-jerbal ro re-j bōk-lok n#an irooj eo,
one.who-work the.pl.h 3pl.agr-T(pres) take-away.from.both to chief the.s
bwiro ko.
preserved.breadfruit the.pl.nh
'The workers are taking the preserved breadfruits to the chief.' (lit. 'The workers
are taking to the chief, the breadfruits.')
These two examples require the special phonology associated with final subjects, as will
be discussed in section 3.3.1.
All of the verbs in the examples in this section take the deictic directional suffix,
which indicates the direction in which the action takes place with relation to the speaker
and the listener. (See section 2.2.6.3 of chapter 2 for a discussion of this suffix.) Because
these verbs include the deictic directional suffix, the PP may be omitted, as shown in
(266)-(268):
S V O
(266) Jin-ō e-kar jilikin-tok jet likko.
mother-1s.gen 3s.agr-T(past) send-toward.speaker some skirt
'My mother sent some skirts to me.'
(267) Ri-jerbal ro re-j bōk-wōj bwiro
one.who-work the.pl.h 3pl.agr-T(pres) take-toward.listener preserved.breadfruit
ko.
the.pl.nh
'The workers are taking the preserved breadfruits to you.'
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