 
The language has a distinct applicative construction, which can be used for <b>benefactives</b>. In an applicative construction, an affix is added to the verb, allowing the verb to take one additional argument, in this case, a benefactive argument. <br><br> Polinsky (2008) provides an example from Tukang Besi. The verb for ‘fetch’ normally takes one object, as in <i>no-ala te kau</i> ‘3.REALIS-fetch the wood’ for ‘she fetched the wood.’ Adding the applicative affix <i>-ako</i> allows the verb to take one additional benefactive argument, as in <i>no-ala<b>-ako</b> <u>te ina-su</u> te kau</i> ‘3.REALIS-fetch<b>-APPL</b> <u>the mother-my</u> the wood’ for ‘She fetched the wood (as a favor) for my mother’ (Polinsky 2008). <br><br><b>Note:</b> A construction is only considered applicative if it has both an affix and an additional arguments. Thus, English sentences like <i>I baked her a cake</i> do not qualify. <br><br><b>Glossing Convention:</b> The applicative morpheme will be glossed APPL. 
<br><br><b>Reference</b><br>Polinsky, Maria. 2008. Applicative Constructions. In Haspelmath et al. (2008), chapter 109. Available online at <a href="http://wals.info/feature/109">http://wals.info/feature/109</a href>.
