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