Basic coding frame

Schema: 1-abs 2-loc subj[1].V

# Coding set Argument type
1 NP-abs subj.V S
2 NP-loc X

Typically, locative marking is omitted with place names, but also with inherently locative nominals like yagbali 'place, home, camp'. Locative marking is occasionally replaced with purposive marking when L denotes the habitat of animal species with the verb gagba 'be'.

Verb forms with this basic coding frame

Verb form Verb Meaning Comment