Potential Transitivizing Alternation C
Description
The Potential Alternation is a coded alternation (with the suffix -yɬ, -iyɬ after a consonant). The argument of the potential construction to which ability is assigned (i.e. the X of ‘X can Verb’) is a newly introduced causer of the action and gets flagged by the possessive case.
Verb meaning | Verb form | Occurs | arg_count | Basic Coding frame | Derived Coding frame | arg_count_derived | example |
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HUG | aⁿło yoc'al | NNever | 2 |
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RUN | č'an yaɣal | NNever | 1 |
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RUN | č'änaɣal | NNever | 1 |
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NAME | caaⁿ gulal | NNever | 2 |
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BE A HUNTER | no verbal counterpart | NNever | 0 | ||||
POUR | git'al | NNever | 3 |
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LOOK AT | goc'oqal | NNever | 2 |
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PUT | gulal | NNever | 3 |
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RAIN | no verbal counterpart | NNever | 0 | ||||
SINK | ɣanq'iziyaqal | RRegularly | 1 |
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2 | true |
BOIL | ɣayƛal | RRegularly | 1 |
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2 | true |
ASK FOR | harziyowal | NNever | 3 |
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GRIND | haʔal | NNever | 2 |
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COOK | helal | NNever | 2 |
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FEAR | hic'al | NNever | 2 |
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FRIGHTEN | hič'egolal | NNever | 2 |
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ROLL | k'äyƛäl | RRegularly | 1 |
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2 | true |
PLAY | k'isal | NNever | 1 |
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BE ILL | k'ok'al | RRegularly | 1 |
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2 | true |
SING | no verbal counterpart | NNever | 0 | ||||
MEET | keziyaqal | NNever | 2 |
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HELP | komak bowal | NNever | 2 |
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SHAVE (a body part/person) | kusuʔal | NNever | 2 |
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SCREAM | lalaƛal | NNever | 2 |
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DRESS | łič'elal | NNever | 3 |
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LAUGH | łowal | NNever | 1 |
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SMELL | mäh biq'al | NNever | 1 |
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TEACH | małciyowal | NNever | 3 |
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FOLLOW | müɣäƛ yeⁿƛ'al | NNever | 2 |
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GIVE | niƛal | NNever | 3 |
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SAY | nisal | NNever | 3 |
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WASH | nizal | NNever | 2 |
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PEEL | no verbal counterpart | NNever | 0 | ||||
CLIMB | no verbal counterpart | NNever | 0 | ||||
BUILD | no verbal counterpart | NNever | 0 | ||||
BE HUNGRY | nukal | RRegularly | 1 |
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2 | true |
COUGH | öhƛäl | NNever | 1 |
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LIVE | ömrö bowal | NNever | 2 |
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BLINK | häydä pacpaƛal | RRegularly | 0 |
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1 | true |
SIT | q'ey yecal | NNever | 1 |
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BE DRY | qoqal | RRegularly | 1 |
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2 | true |
HEAR | tuqal | NNever | 2 |
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BE SAD | urɣelliƛ'a yaqal | NNever | 1 |
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THINK | urɣeziyaqal | NNever | 2 |
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TELL | xabar meyal | NNever | 2 |
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SEARCH FOR | xalbowal | NNever | 2 |
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BEAT | yäƛ'elal | NNever | 3 |
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FEEL COLD | yäč’ɬal | NNever | 1 |
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CLEAN | yaⁿcolal | NNever | 3 |
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BRING | yaq'al | NNever | 3 |
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LIKE | yat'al | NNever | 2 |
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DIG | yäxäl | NNever | 2 |
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TEAR | yäxelal | NNever | 3 |
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SEE | yegaal | NNever | 2 |
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SHOW | yegalal | NNever | 3 |
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BURN | yek'al | RRegularly | 1 |
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2 | true |
FALL | yekal | RRegularly | 2 |
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2 | true |
GO | yeⁿƛ'al (1) | NNever | 2 |
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LEAVE | yeⁿƛ'al (2) | NNever | 2 |
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TOUCH | yeⁿxelal | NNever | 3 |
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SEND | yeⁿyal | NNever | 3 |
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CARRY | yezal | NNever | 3 |
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KILL | yiƛ'al (1) | NNever | 3 |
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THROW | yiƛ'al (2) | NNever | 3 |
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TIE | yiⁿcal | NNever | 4 |
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KNOW | yiq'al | NNever | 2 |
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TALK | yiq'lašal | NNever | 2 |
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GET | yiqal | NNever | 3 |
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BREAK | yišelal | NNever | 3 |
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CRY | yiyaal | NNever | 1 |
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FILL | yoc'lal | NNever | 2 |
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JUMP | yogic'al | RRegularly | 1 |
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2 | true |
TAKE | yokčal | NNever | 3 |
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APPEAR | yoⁿq'al | RRegularly | 1 |
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2 | true |
LOAD | yoⁿsal | NNever | 3 |
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COVER | yoq'olal | NNever | 3 |
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MAKE | yowal | NNever | 2 |
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CUT | yüč'al | NNever | 3 |
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DIE | yuɣal | NNever | 1 |
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HIDE | yuⁿcal (1) | NNever | 3 |
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STEAL | yuⁿcal (2) | NNever | 3 |
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EAT | yüⁿqal | NNever | 2 |
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PUSH | zistuqlal | NNever | 2 |
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