Examples
(20)
Aʁǯikə giɾkʰə tʰakʰcʰɾecʰ usucʰčʰicʰ.
aʁǯik-ə
girl-def
giɾkʰ-ə
book-def
tʰakʰcʰɾ-ecʰ
hide-aor.3sg
usucʰčʰ-icʰ
teacher-abl
‘The girl hid the book from the teacher.’
(121)
čʰe oɾ lav e čanačʰum moɾə, na amen inčʰ nkatum e, džvaɾ e nɾanicʰ oɾeve ban tʰakʰcʰnel.
čʰe
not
voɾ
that
lav
good
e
aux.3sg
čanačʰ-um
know-cvb.ipfv
moɾ-ə
mother.nom-def
na
3sg.nom
amen
all
inčʰ
what
nkat-um
notice-cvb.ipfv
e
aux.3sg
džvaɾ
difficult
e
aux.3sg
nɾan-icʰ
3sg.obl-abl
voɾeve
some
ban
thing
tʰakʰcʰn-el
hide.caus-inf
‘Doesn't the mother knowswell, she notices everything, it's difficult to keep something secret from her.’
Verb meaning , Microroles , Coding sets and Argument types
# | HIDE | Coding set | Argument type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | hider | NP-nom V.subj | A |
2 | hidden thing | NP-nomdat | P |
3 | hiding affectee | NP-abl | X |