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Verb meanings
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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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Verb forms
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wémés
BE A HUNTER
(no counterpart)
BEAT
gms
BE DRY
ombtes √m
BE HUNGRY
gersäm räms
BE SAD
weiweiyäm räms
BLINK
no direct counterpart
BOIL
rngs
BREAK
dars, räbärs
BRING
renzas
BUILD
räms
BURN
uzers, äkrärs
CARRY
menzas, renzas, wazrs (2)
CLIMB
armbs
COOK
dus, zeyas
COUGH
momae ke otärs
COVER
awapars, wapars
CUT
nps
DIE
kr √m
DIG
tars
DRESS
wamanes
EAT
nne
FEAR
brbräm räms
FEEL COLD
kérbéräm räms
FEEL PAIN
tkretewäm räms
FILL
waps
FOLLOW
waets
FRIGHTEN
brbr wets
GIVE
warams
GO
yls
GRIND
éss
HEAR
weres
HELP
wetrs
HIDE
wérnis
HIT
gms
HUG
wambns
JUMP
ábrms, ätäns
KILL
gms
KNOW
mete
LAUGH
urs
LEAVE
branḡs, ors
LIKE
mñteba wakaes
LIVE
weret
LOAD
wapls, wawags, wewes
LOOK AT
wakaes
MEET
bäts, kiwinḡs
NAME
yétqén ewets
PEEL
wétrers
PLAY
izers
POUR
wazrs (1)
PUSH
wédéḡés
PUT
kms
RAIN
nu apams
ROLL
(no counterpart)
RUN
alnzs
SAY
owabs
SCREAM
awambs
SEARCH FOR
ronzas
SEE
wakaes, winḡs
SEND
trärs, watembs, wäbäres
SHAVE (a body part/person)
btkamgeb rens
SHOUT AT
ke oters, weräns
SHOW
wayabs
SING
angan räms
SINK
olets
SIT
weret, √mzngr
SIT DOWN
amzs
SMELL
wambaes
STEAL
wr, wérnis
TAKE
kaps renzas, renzas
TALK
mts, owabs
TEACH
awapaps
TEAR
drers
TELL
mts, wawaets, wetls
THINK
embärs, wabaes
THROW
wwis
TIE
sns, wmbaes
TOUCH
wenzas
WASH
wémbärs
WIPE
läns
Coding frames
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Examples
Basic Coding frame
1
-erg
2
-abs und
[
2
]
.
V
.act
[
1
]
#
Coding set
Argument type
1
NP-erg & V.act
A
2
NP-abs & und.V
P
Verb forms with this basic Coding frame
Verb form
Verb meaning
Microrole 1
Microrole 2
nne
EAT
eater
eaten food
wmbaes
TIE
tier
tied thing
wazrs (2)
CARRY
carrier
carried thing
trärs
SEND
sender
sent thing
wäbäres
SEND
sender
sent thing
weres
HEAR
hearer
heard sound
wr
STEAL
stealer
stolen thing
wérnis
HIDE
hider
hidden thing
wérnis
STEAL
stealer
stolen thing
drers
TEAR
tearer
torn thing
räbärs
BREAK
breaker
broken thing
räms
BUILD
builder
built thing
räms
MAKE
maker
made thing
weräns
SHOUT AT
shouter
shoutee
winḡs
SEE
seeer
seen entity
wakaes
LOOK AT
looker
looked at entity
wakaes
SEE
seeer
seen entity
brbr wets
FRIGHTEN
frightener
frightenee
wabaes
THINK
thinker
thought content
mñteba wakaes
LIKE
liker
liked entity
ronzas
SEARCH FOR
searcher
searched for thing
bäts
MEET
meeter
met person
waets
FOLLOW
follower
followee
sns
TIE
tier
tied thing
dars
BREAK
breaker
broken thing
wémbärs
WASH
washer
washed entity
zeyas
COOK
cooker
cooked food
dus
COOK
cooker
cooked food
tars
DIG
digger
dug hole/ground
branḡs
LEAVE
leaver
left place/person
waprs
MAKE
maker
made thing
wétrers
PEEL
peeler
peeled object
wédéḡés
PUSH
pusher
pushee
kms
PUT
putter
put thing
paes
ROLL (tr)
roller (tr)
rolling thing (tr)
wambaes
SMELL
smeller
smelled entity
éss
GRIND
grinder
ground thing
wambns
HUG
hugger
huggee
btkamgeb rens
SHAVE (a body part/person)
shaver (of body part)
shaved person