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Verb meanings
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ASK FOR
BE A HUNTER
BEAT
BE DRY
BE HUNGRY
BE SAD
BLINK
BOIL
BREAK
BRING
BUILD
BURN
CARRY
CLIMB
COOK
COUGH
COVER
CUT
DIE
DIG
DRESS
EAT
FEAR
FEEL COLD
FEEL PAIN
FILL
FOLLOW
FRIGHTEN
GIVE
GO
GRIND
HEAR
HELP
HIDE
HIT
HUG
JUMP
KILL
KNOW
LAUGH
LEAVE
LIKE
LIVE
LOAD
LOOK AT
MEET
NAME
PEEL
PLAY
POUR
PUSH
PUT
RAIN
ROLL
RUN
SAY
SCREAM
SEARCH FOR
SEE
SEND
SHAVE (a body part/person)
SHOUT AT
SHOW
SING
SINK
SIT
SIT DOWN
SMELL
STEAL
TAKE
TALK
TEACH
TEAR
TELL
THINK
THROW
TIE
TOUCH
WASH
WIPE
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Emai
Verb forms
Show all 108 Verb forms
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ASK FOR
(no counterpart)
BE A HUNTER
no verbal counterpart
BEAT
gbe (2)
BE DRY
ka
BE HUNGRY
òhànmì gbe
BE SAD
no direct counterpart
BLINK
gbe ẹ̀ò
BOIL
tin
BREAK
gbe a, gboo ku a, guọghọ
BRING
V re
BUILD
hu, zẹ(2)
BURN
(no counterpart)
CARRY
nwu
CLIMB
hẹẹn
COOK
nyẹ, vbie
COUGH
kẹnhẹn
COVER
voo
CUT
bẹnnọ, hian
DIE
u
DIG
tọn, vun
DRESS
ku ọ
EAT
e
FEAR
ófẹ̀n nwu
FEEL COLD
úììn gbe
FEEL PAIN
to (1)
FILL
khaan, vọọn
FOLLOW
rẹkhaẹn
FRIGHTEN
niaa
GIVE
V li
GO
lodẹ
GRIND
lọ
HEAR
họn
HELP
kpayẹ óbọ̀
HIDE
V hee
HIT
fi (1)
HUG
tutu nwu
JUMP
san, vbọọ
KILL
gbe (1), gboo
KNOW
ẹẹn, guẹ
LAUGH
jẹ
LEAVE
shọọ re, zá raalẹ
LIKE
ẹghẹn
LIVE
dia (2)
LOAD
hee, maa
LOOK AT
ghoo
MEET
ga ze
NAME
no direct counterpart
PEEL
bolo, fọlọ
PLAY
doo, sie
POUR
ọọn ọ́
PUSH
sua
PUT
V ọ
RAIN
àmẹ̀ rọọn
ROLL
(no counterpart)
RUN
la
SAY
ẹ ọ́í
SCREAM
(no counterpart)
SEARCH FOR
hoo (1)
SEE
miẹ
SEND
ye, ye úhùnmì
SHAVE (a body part/person)
zẹ (1)
SHOUT AT
khuee
SHOW
rẹ vbiẹẹ
SING
so
SINK
de o
SIT
dia (1)
SIT DOWN
(no counterpart)
SMELL
yaa
STEAL
do V
TAKE
miẹẹ (1)
TALK
ta étà, vbayẹ
TEACH
vbiẹẹ
TEAR
nya a
TELL
ẹ, gue, kpe (1)
THINK
oo
THROW
fi (2)
TIE
din, gba, gba íì
TOUCH
rẹ óbọ̀ so
WASH
khọọ, kpe (2)
WIPE
kalọ
Coding frames
Coding sets
Alternations
Examples
Derived Coding frame
1
> re+
4
>
V'
>
2
#
Coding set
Argument type
1
Ø
2
Ø
4
re+NP
From Basic Coding frame
via
1
>
V
>
2
Instrument insertion
Verb forms occurring
regularly
in Alternations
with this derived Coding frame
Verb form
Verb meaning
Microrole 1
Microrole 2
Microrole 4
e
EAT
eater
eaten food
eating instrument
hoo (1)
SEARCH FOR
searcher
searched for thing
search instrument
khọọ
WASH
washer
washed entity
washing instrument
zẹ (1)
SHAVE (a body part/person)
shaver (of body part)
shaved body part
shaving instrument
zẹ(2)
BUILD
builder
built thing
building material
hu
BUILD
builder
built thing
building material
guọghọ
BREAK
breaker
broken thing
breaking instrument
gbe a
BREAK
breaker
broken thing
breaking instrument
gboo ku a
BREAK
breaker
broken thing
breaking instrument
gbe (1)
KILL
killer
killee
killing instrument
gboo
KILL
killer
killee
killing instrument
gbe (2)
BEAT
beater
beatee
beating instrument
hian
CUT
cutter
cut thing
cutting instrument
bẹnnọ
CUT
cutter
cut thing
cutting instrument
bolo
PEEL
peeler
peeled object
peel instrument
fọlọ
PEEL
peeler
peeled object
peel instrument
nwu
CARRY
carrier
carried thing
carry instrument
din
TIE
tier
tied thing
tying instrument
voo
COVER
coverer
covered thing
cover instrument
hẹẹn
CLIMB
climber
climbing goal
climb instrument
too
BURN (tr)
burner (tr)
burnt thing (tr)
burn instrument (tr)
lọ
GRIND
grinder
ground thing
grinding instrument
kalọ
WIPE
wiper
wiping surface
wipe instrument
tọn
DIG
digger
dug up thing
digging instrument
vun
DIG
digger
dug up thing
digging instrument
nyẹ
COOK
cooker
cooked food
cooking instrument
ẹhẹn
MAKE
maker
made thing
making material
kpe (2)
WASH
washer
washed entity
washing instrument