BUILD core meaning

Typical context	The men built a house out of wood.
Microroles	building location, builder, built thing, building material, build beneficiary, build causer

Verb forms 42

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Language	region	family	Verb form	Basic Coding frame	arg_count
Yorùbá	Africa	Niger-Congo	kó̩	1 fi+2 V 3	3
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	bauen	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc	2
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	zẹ(2)	1 > V > 2	2
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	hu	1 > V > 2	2
Nǀǀng	Africa	Tuu	kxʼuu	1 V 2	2
Chintang	Asia	Tibeto-Burman	numd	1-erg 2-abs V.agt[1].obj[2]	2
Jakarta Indonesian	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	bangun	1 V 2	2
Zenzontepec Chatino	Americas	Otomanguean	nka-jnyā	V 1 jiʔį̄+2 (lóʔō+3)	3
Japanese (standard)	Asia	Japonic	tateru	1-nom (2-instr) 3-acc V	3
Bora	Americas	Witotoan	meenú	1-nom 2-acc 3-abl V	3
Mitsukaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	tade-ru	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	räms	1-erg 2-abs und[2].V.act[1]	2
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	beet	sbj[1].V.obj[2] 2 1 (yéetel+3)	3
Sliammon	Americas	Salish	həy-t	V.obj[1].sbj[2] 1	2
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	costruire	1 > V.subj[1] > 2 (di+3)	3
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	tate-ru	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	xwi	1 > V 2 (ngê+3)	3
Evenki	Asia	Altaic	oo-	1-nom 2-acc 3-abl V	3
Eastern Armenian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	karucʰel	1-nom 2-nomdat 3-abl V.subj[1]	3
Eastern Armenian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	šinel	1-nom 2-nomdat 3-abl V.subj[1]	3
Bezhta	Europe (and Indo-European)	Nakh-Daghestanian	no verbal counterpart	N/A	0
Icelandic	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	byggja	1-nom V.agr[1] 2-acc (úr+3-dat)	3
Ainu	Asia	isolate	kar	1 2 (3+ani) subj[1].obj[2].V	3
Mandarin Chinese	Asia	Sino-Tibetan	jiàn(zào)	1 > V > 2	2
Balinese	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	mangunang	1 V 2 aji+3	3
Jaminjung	Southeast Asia & Australia	Mirndi	ganilinymany (2)	1-erg 2-abs subj[1].obj[2].V	2
Jaminjung	Southeast Asia & Australia	Mirndi	jardij ganima	1-erg 2-abs subj[1].obj[2].V	2
Korean	Asia	Isolate/Koreanic	jisda	1-nom 2-acc 3-instr V	3
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	zhihaad	1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2	2
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	zhitood	1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2	2
Sri Lanka Malay	Asia	Austronesian	ikkath (1)	1 2-acc 3-abl V	3
English	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	build	1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > from+3)	3
Mandinka	Africa	Mande	loo	1 > 2 > V > 3+la	3
Modern Standard Arabic	Africa	Semitic	banâ	V.subj[1] 1-nom 2-acc (min+3)	3
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	ųų	1 2 und[2].act[1].V	2
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	no direct counterpart	N/A	0
Even	Asia	Tungusic	d’uŋna-	1-nom 2-acc V.subj[1]	2
Even	Asia	Tungusic	o-	1-nom 2-acc 3-abl V.subj[1]	3
Russian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	stroitʹ	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc (iz+3-gen)	3
Ket	Asia	Yeniseic	bed⁰ (S-O-bed-pl)	1 2 (3-abl) subj[1].obj[2].V	3
Mapudungun	Americas	Araucanian	dewman (1)	V.subj[1].obj[2] 2 1	2
Yaqui	Americas	Uto-Aztecan	yaa	1-nom 2-acc V	2

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