nîî

Coding frame

1 > V 2 (ngê+3)

Simplex Verb form

Example

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Kamûrû nîî na karèèsi ngê nyüükwéré.

kamûrû

man

nîî

load

na

PST

karèèsi

cart

ngê

with

nyüükwéré

hay

‘The man loaded the cart with hay.’

Verb meaning , Microroles , Coding sets

Coding set

A coding set is the coding means of an argument. If the argument is only flagged (coded by an adposition or case), its coding set consists of the flag. If it is only indexed, the coding set consist of the index-series (e.g. subject marking). If it is both flagged and indexed, it consists of both flag and index-series.

and Argument types

Argument type

Arguments are classified into cross-linguistic argument types: A (argument coded like the 'breaker' of 'break'), P (argument coded like the 'broken thing' of 'break'), S (sole argument of a verb that lacks A and P), I (argument coded like the instrument of 'cut'), L (coded like the sitting location of 'sit'), and X (all others).

#	LOAD	Coding set	Argument type
1	loader	Ø	A
2	loading place	Ø	P
3	loaded thing	ngê+NP	I

Alternations

Alternation

A valency alternation is defined as a set of two different coding frames that are productively (or at least regularly) associated with both members of a set of verb pairs sharing the same verb stem. Alternations may be coded (marked by an affix on the verb, or by an auxiliary, like the English Passive) or uncoded (like the English Dative alternation).

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Alternation name	Occurs	Comment	Coded?	Derived Coding frame	Examples
U Object Omission alternation more info	–No data		n
U Ambitransitive Alternation 1 more info	NNever		n
C Conative alternation more info	–No data		y
C Middle alternation more info	–No data		y
U Impersonal alternation more info	NNever		n
C Reflexive/Reciprocal omission alternation more info	NNever		y
C Causative alternation more info	RRegularly		y
C Applicative alternation more info	NNever		y
U Oblique/Direct alternation more info	–No data		n
C Nominalization alternation more info	RRegularly		y		(309) Êrê pä mwêgè döö mwîrî mââîtaa kèè-nîî rèè tö nêböö-kwâ. ‘The soil is sorted again before filling up the boat with it.’ ★
U Ambitransitive Alternation 2 more info	NNever		n