Coding frames of Mandinka
| Coding frame | Alternations | derived | arg_count | #Vs | Verb meanings & Verb forms |
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| – | Basic | 3 | 1 |
TEAR (farasi)
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| – | Basic | 2 | 29 |
BREAK (káti)
CALL (kúmándi (1))
COOK (tábi)
DIG (siŋ)
DO (ké (3))
DRINK (miŋ)
EAT (dómo)
FEEL PAIN (dímiŋ)
FOLLOW (báyíndi)
FRIGHTEN (sílándi)
HEAR (moyi)
HELP (máakóyi)
HUNT (FOR) (deema)
KNOW (lóŋ)
LEAVE (bula (3))
LIKE (kanu)
LOOK AT (féle)
MAKE (dádaa)
MARRY (fútuu)
MEET (tara)
PEEL (wóto)
PUSH (ñori)
READ (karaŋ)
SEARCH FOR (ñíni)
SEE (jé)
SHAVE (a body part/person) (líi)
SMELL (súmbu)
WASH (kuu)
WIPE (fíta)
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| – | Basic | 2 | 7 |
CROSS (teyi (3))
FEAR (sílaŋ)
GIVE BIRTH (wúluu)
HUG (míniŋ)
LIKE (lafi)
PLAY (túluŋ)
THINK (í míira)
WANT (lafi)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 10 |
BRING (samba)
CARRY (samba)
CHASE (báyi)
CRAM (sóoli)
LOAD (láa (1))
PEEL (bóndi)
POUR (boŋ)
THROW (fáyi)
WIPE (kóŋkoŋ)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 2 |
SEND (kíi)
TALK (fó)
TELL (fó)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 22 |
ASK (about) (ñiniŋkaa)
ASK FOR (dáani)
BEAT (búsa (1))
BREAK (teyi (1))
BUILD (loo)
COVER (múura)
DRESS (duŋ (1))
FILL (fándi)
GRIND (síi)
HIT (búsa (1))
KILL (faa (1))
NAME (kúmándi (2), tóo láa)
OFFER (nii)
SHOW (yitandi)
THROW (búŋ)
TOUCH (maa)
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| – | Basic | 1 | 21 |
BE COLD (súmáyaa)
BE DRY (jaa)
BE HUNGRY (kóŋko)
BE ILL (jaŋkári)
BE SAD (sunu)
BLINK (ñâa káti)
BOIL (fáji)
BURN (jani)
COUGH (tootoo)
CRY (kumboo)
LAUGH (jéle)
LIVE (báluu)
MEET (beŋ)
REST (í fóño)
ROLL (bori)
RUN (bori)
SINK (túuneŋ)
TWINKLE (ñílísa)
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| – | Basic | 2 | 9 |
CLIMB (sele)
COME (2) (naa (2))
ENTER (duŋ (2))
FALL (búsa (2))
GO (táa (1))
JUMP (sawuŋ)
LEAVE (bó (1))
LIVE (sii)
REMAIN (tú)
SIT (sii)
SIT DOWN (sii)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 3 |
GET (soto)
STEAL (suuñaa)
TAKE (taa)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 1 |
HIDE (maabo)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 1 |
BRING (naa (1))
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| – | Basic | 4 | 1 |
TIE (siti)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 1 |
MAKE (ké (2))
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| – | Basic | 2 | 1 |
LIKE (díyaa)
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B |
– | Basic | 0 | 2 |
BE A HUNTER (no verbal counterpart)
FEEL COLD (no verbal counterpart)
RAIN (no verbal counterpart)
TELL (no verbal counterpart)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 1 |
CARRY (táa (2))
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| – | Basic | 2 | 3 |
SCREAM (sári)
SHOUT AT (sári)
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| – | Basic | 2 | 1 |
FOLLOW (bula (2))
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| – | Basic | 3 | 1 |
REFUSE (bálaŋ)
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| – | Basic | 2 | 1 |
TALK (kúma)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 1 |
POUR (soo)
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