BREAK core meaning

Typical context	The boy broke the window with a stone.
Microroles	breaker, broken thing, breaking instrument, break maleficiary, break causer, break location

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Language	region	family	Verb form	Basic Coding frame	arg_count
Yorùbá	Africa	Niger-Congo	fó̩	1 V 2	2
Yorùbá	Africa	Niger-Congo	dá	1 V 2	2
Yorùbá	Africa	Niger-Congo	kán	1 V 2	2
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	zerbrechen	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc	2
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	guọghọ	1 > V > 2	2
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	gbe a	1 > V > 2	2
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	gboo ku a	1 > V > 2	2
Nǀǀng	Africa	Tuu	ǁhaa	1 V 2	2
Chintang	Asia	Tibeto-Burman	ket	1-erg 2-abs 3-erg V.agt[1].obj[2]	3
Chintang	Asia	Tibeto-Burman	ot	1-erg 2-abs 3-erg V.agt[1].obj[2]	3
Jakarta Indonesian	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	pecahin	1 V 2	2
Jakarta Indonesian	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	patahin	1 V 2	2
Zenzontepec Chatino	Americas	Otomanguean	nka-laʔa	V 1 jiʔį̄+2 (lóʔō+3)	3
Japanese (standard)	Asia	Japonic	kowasu	1-nom (2-instr) 3-acc V	3
Bora	Americas	Witotoan	cápujuhjácó	1-nom 2-acc (3-loc/instr) V	3
Mitsukaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	bukkowas-u	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Mitsukaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	sjttsag-u	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	räbärs	1-erg 2-abs und[2].V.act[1]	2
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	dars	1-erg 2-abs und[2].V.act[1]	2
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	pa'	sbj[1].V.obj[2] 2 1 (yéetel+3)	3
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	kach	sbj[1].V.obj[2] 2 1	2
Sliammon	Americas	Salish	yəpʼ-t	V.obj[1].sbj[2] 1	2
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	rompere	1 > V.subj[1] > 2 (con+3)	3
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	war-u	1-nom 2-acc (3-instr) V	3
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	jikörö	1 > V 2 (ngê+3)	3
Evenki	Asia	Altaic	sukča-	1-nom 2-acc 3-instr V	3
Eastern Armenian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	ǯaɾdel	1-nom 2-nomdat (3-instr) V.subj[1]	3
Bezhta	Europe (and Indo-European)	Nakh-Daghestanian	yišelal	1-erg 2-abs 3-instr abs[2].V	3
Icelandic	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	brjóta	1-nom V.agr[1] 2-acc (með+3-dat)	3
Ainu	Asia	isolate	per-e (SG) / per-pa (PL)	1 2 (3+ani) subj[1].obj[2].V	3
Mandarin Chinese	Asia	Sino-Tibetan	dǎduàn	1 > V > 2	2
Balinese	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	melahang	1 V 2 aji+3	3
Jaminjung	Southeast Asia & Australia	Mirndi	bag ganima (1)	1-erg 2-abs subj[1].obj[2].V 3-instr	3
Korean	Asia	Isolate/Koreanic	kkaeda	1-nom 2-acc 3-instr V	3
Korean	Asia	Isolate/Koreanic	kkaetteurida	1-nom 2-acc 3-instr V	3
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	bookbidood	1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2	2
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	bookbinaad	1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2	2
Sri Lanka Malay	Asia	Austronesian	picaking	1 2-acc 3-abl V	3
English	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	break	1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > with+3)	3
Mandinka	Africa	Mande	káti	1 > 2 > V	2
Mandinka	Africa	Mande	teyi (1)	1 > 2 > V > 3+la	3
Modern Standard Arabic	Africa	Semitic	kasara	V.subj[1] 1-nom 2-acc (bi+3)	3
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	gišiš	1 2 und[2].act[1].V	2
Even	Asia	Tungusic	čelgel-	1-nom 2-acc 3-instr V.subj[1]	3
Russian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	slomatʹ	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc (3-instr)	3
Ket	Asia	Yeniseic	il⁷-bed⁰ (S-il-O-k-bed-pl)	1 2 (3-instr) subj[1].obj[2].V	3
Mapudungun	Americas	Araucanian	watron	V.subj[1].obj[2] 2 1 3+mew	3
Mapudungun	Americas	Araucanian	trafon	V.subj[1].obj[2] 2 1 3+mew	3
Yaqui	Americas	Uto-Aztecan	jamta	1-nom 2-acc (3-instr) V	3

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