DIG core meaning

Typical context	The woman is digging for potatoes.
Microroles	digger, dug up thing, digging place, digging instrument, dig beneficiary, dig causer, dug hole/ground

Verb forms 44

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Language	region	family	Verb form	Basic Coding frame	arg_count
Yorùbá	Africa	Niger-Congo	gbé̩	1 V 2	2
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	graben	1-nom V.subj[1] nach+2-dat	2
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	tọn	1 > V > 2	2
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	vun	1 > V > 2	2
Nǀǀng	Africa	Tuu	ǁʼau	1 V 2	2
Chintang	Asia	Tibeto-Burman	phol	1-erg 2-abs V.agt[1].obj[2]	2
Chintang	Asia	Tibeto-Burman	tus	1-erg 2-abs V.agt[1].obj[2]	2
Jakarta Indonesian	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	gali	1 V 2	2
Zenzontepec Chatino	Americas	Otomanguean	nkā-lúū	V 1 jiʔį̄+2	2
Japanese (standard)	Asia	Japonic	horu	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Bora	Americas	Witotoan	tsehdi	1-nom 2-acc (3-loc/instr) V	3
Mitsukaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	hor-u (1)	1-nom 2-dat 3-acc V	3
Mitsukaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	hor-u (2)	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	tars	1-erg 2-abs und[2].V.act[1]	2
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	háal	sbj[1].V.obj[2] 2 1	2
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	páan	sbj[1].V.obj[2] 2 1	2
Sliammon	Americas	Salish	ʔuɬqʷu	V.sbj[1] 1	1
Sliammon	Americas	Salish	θiq-i-t	V.obj[1].sbj[2] 1	2
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	dissotterrare	1 > V.subj[1] > 2	2
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	hor-u (1)	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	hor-u (2)	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	ja	1 > V 2	2
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	kîî	1 > V 2	2
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	sëi	1 > V 2 (ngê+3)	3
Evenki	Asia	Altaic	ulee-	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Eastern Armenian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	pʰoɾel	1-nom 2-nomdat V.subj[1]	2
Bezhta	Europe (and Indo-European)	Nakh-Daghestanian	yäxäl	1-erg 2-abs abs[2].V	2
Icelandic	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	grafa	1-nom V.agr[1] eftir+2-dat	2
Ainu	Asia	isolate	ta	1 2 subj[1].obj[2].V	2
Mandarin Chinese	Asia	Sino-Tibetan	wā	1 > V > 2	2
Jaminjung	Southeast Asia & Australia	Mirndi	gurr ganangu	1-erg 2-abs subj[1].obj[2].V	2
Korean	Asia	Isolate/Koreanic	pada	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	moon'ang	1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2	2
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	moon'hwaad	1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2	2
Sri Lanka Malay	Asia	Austronesian	gaali	1 2-acc V	2
English	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	dig	1-nom > V.subj[1]	1
Mandinka	Africa	Mande	siŋ	1 > 2 > V	2
Modern Standard Arabic	Africa	Semitic	nabaša	V.subj[1] 1-nom	1
Modern Standard Arabic	Africa	Semitic	ḥafara	V.subj[1] 1-nom	1
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	k'ee	1 2 und[2].act[1].V	2
Russian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	kopatʹ	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc (3-instr)	3
Ket	Asia	Yeniseic	kd⁵-b³-qut⁰ (S-O-k-d-b-qut-pl)	1 2 subj[1].obj[2].V	2
Mapudungun	Americas	Araucanian	rüngan	V.subj[1] 1	1
Yaqui	Americas	Uto-Aztecan	bweje	1-nom 2-acc V	2

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