BRING core meaning

Typical context	The girl brought flowers to me.
Microroles	bringer, bringing instrument, brought thing, bringing recipient, bring causer

Verb forms 40

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Language	region	family	Verb form	Basic Coding frame	arg_count
Yorùbá	Africa	Niger-Congo	mú...wá	1 V 2	2
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	bringen	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-dat 3-acc	3
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	V re	1 > V > 2	2
Nǀǀng	Africa	Tuu	tsaa	1 V 2-dat 3	3
Chintang	Asia	Tibeto-Burman	khutt	1-erg 2-abs 3-abs V.agt[1].obj[3]	3
Jakarta Indonesian	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	bawa	1 V 2	2
Zenzontepec Chatino	Americas	Otomanguean	y-aa-lóʔō	V 1 jiʔį̄+2 jiʔį̄+3	3
Japanese (standard)	Asia	Japonic	mot-te kuru	1-nom 2-loc 3-acc V	3
Bora	Americas	Witotoan	tsiivá	1-nom 2-acc (3-all) V	3
Mitsukaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	motteng-u	1-nom 2-dat 3-acc V	3
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	renzas	1-erg 2-abs 3-dat und[2].V.act[1]	3
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	taas	sbj[1].V.obj[2] 2 1 LOC3	3
Sliammon	Americas	Salish	tʼaʔqʼ-aš	V.obj[1].sbj[2] 1	2
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	portare	1 > V.subj[1] > 2 (a+3)	3
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	motteik-u	1-nom 2-dat 3-acc V	3
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	mê kèrè	1 > V 2 xù+3	3
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	pè mê	1 > V 2 (LOC3)	3
Evenki	Asia	Altaic	eme-v-	1-nom 2-acc 3-dat V	3
Eastern Armenian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	beɾel	1-nom 2-nomdat LOC3 V.subj[1]	3
Bezhta	Europe (and Indo-European)	Nakh-Daghestanian	yaq'al	1-erg 2-lat 3-abs abs[3].V	3
Icelandic	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	færa	1-nom V.agr[1] 2-dat 3-acc	3
Ainu	Asia	isolate	ko-ani (SG) / ko-anpa (PL)	1 2 3 subj[1].obj[2].V	3
Ainu	Asia	isolate	kor wa ek (SG) / arki (PL)	1 2 subj[1].obj[2].V	2
Mandarin Chinese	Asia	Sino-Tibetan	dàilái	1 > (gěi+2 > ) V 3	3
Jaminjung	Southeast Asia & Australia	Mirndi	gananthamany	1-erg 2-abs 3-dat subj[1].obj[2].V	3
Korean	Asia	Isolate/Koreanic	gajyeooda	1-nom 2-acc LOC3 V	3
Korean	Asia	Isolate/Koreanic	gajyeogada	1-nom 2-acc 3-loc V	3
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	biidood	1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2	2
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	biinaad	1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2	2
Sri Lanka Malay	Asia	Austronesian	baa(va)	1 2-acc 3-dat V	3
English	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	bring	1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > to+3)	3
Mandinka	Africa	Mande	samba	1 > 2 > V > LOC3	3
Mandinka	Africa	Mande	naa (1)	1 > V > 2+ti > 3+ye	3
Modern Standard Arabic	Africa	Semitic	ʾaḥḍara	V.subj[1] 1-nom 2-acc (ʾilâ+3)	3
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	hanį jii	1 2 und[2].act[1].V	2
Even	Asia	Tungusic	em-u-	1-nom 2-acc 3-dat V.subj[1]	3
Russian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	prinesti	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc 3-dat	3
Ket	Asia	Yeniseic	ik⁷-k⁵-bes⁰ (S-ik-O-k-bes-pl)	1 2 3-dat subj[1].obj[2].V	3
Mapudungun	Americas	Araucanian	küpalelün	V.subj[1].obj[2] 2 3 1	3
Yaqui	Americas	Uto-Aztecan	nu'upa	1-nom 2-dir 3-acc V	3

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