Basic Coding frame

Description
use of jiʔį̄ is optional
# Coding set Argument type
1 Ø A
2 jiʔį̄+NP P
Derived Coding frames via
Object omission alternation
Causative of active verb
Intransitive alternation
u-Causative alternation
Ambitransitive alternation

Verb forms with this basic Coding frame

Verb form Verb meaning Microrole 1 Microrole 2
nkā-s-āáʔ TEAR tearer torn thing
y-aku EAT eater eaten food
nkā-naʔa LOOK AT looker looked at entity
nkā-naʔa SEE seeer seen entity
nkw-ii WANT wanter wanted thing
nkwī-tyána SEARCH FOR searcher searched for thing
y-utzę FEAR fearer fear stimulus
nkw-ē-k-utzę FRIGHTEN frightener frightenee
nkw-ē-k-ata WASH washer washed entity
n-tzuʔu-ntoo KNOW knower known thing/person
nkā-tāá-tīʔ THINK thinker thought content
(nka-)y-ūlá SING singer song
nk-xáʔā-lóʔō SHOUT AT shouter shoutee
nk-y-uʔu-ntoo MEET meeter met person
y-una (2) HEAR hearer heard sound
nk-y-uʔu-xiiʔ HUG hugger huggee
nkā-tūkwá-xiiʔ HUG hugger huggee
y-a-toǫ-tīʔ LIKE liker liked entity
y-a-la-saʔą FOLLOW follower followee
nkwi-tyā-tyūkwá HELP helper helpee
nkū-túʔu LEAVE leaver left place/person
nkā-lúū DIG digger dug up thing
nka-téēʔ SHAVE (self) shave (self) causer shaver (of self)
y-ukwęʔ SMELL smeller smelled entity
nkū-lítiʔ SINK sunken entity sink location
nk-y-ukwą̄ GET receiver received thing