Examples
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Togam kanam wénngama ygmenda.
tog-am
child-ERG
kanam
snake(ABS)
wén-ngama
stick-ABL
y-gme-nda
3sgU:α-hit-ND:PST.PF:3sgA
‘The child hit/beat the snake with a stick.’
Verb meanings , Microroles , Coding sets and Argument types
# | BEAT | HIT | KILL | Coding set | Argument type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | beater | hitter | killer | NP-erg & V.act | A |
2 | beatee | hittee | killee | NP-abs & und.V | P |
3 | beating instrument | hitting instrument | killing instrument | NP-abl | I |
Alternations
Alternation name | Occurs | Comment | Coded? | Derived Coding frame | Examples |
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U
|
RRegularly | n |
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C
|
RRegularly | y | |||
C
|
–No data | y | |||
U
|
–No data | n | |||
U
|
–No data | n | |||
C
|
–No data | y | |||
C
|
–No data | y | |||
C
|
–No data | y | |||
C
|
–No data | y | |||
U
|
–No data | n | |||
C
|
–No data | y | |||
C
|
–No data | y | |||
C
|
–No data | y | |||
C
|
–No data | y | |||
C
|
–No data | y | |||
U
|
–No data | n | |||
U
|
–No data | n |