FRIGHTEN core meaning

Typical context	The bear frightened the man.
Microroles	frightening thing/instr., frightener, frightenee, frighten beneficiary, scare causer

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Language	region	family	Verb form	Basic Coding frame	arg_count
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	erschrecken	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc	2
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	niaa	1 > V > 2	2
Nǀǀng	Africa	Tuu	kxʼuu qain	1 V 2	2
Chintang	Asia	Tibeto-Burman	kip-mett	1-erg 2-abs V.agt[1].obj[2]	2
Jakarta Indonesian	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	takutin	1 V 2	2
Zenzontepec Chatino	Americas	Otomanguean	nkw-ē-k-utzę	V 1 jiʔį̄+2	2
Japanese (standard)	Asia	Japonic	kowagaraseru	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Bora	Americas	Witotoan	íllívyeebó	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Mitsukaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	({ot/but})tamangeragas-u	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	brbr wets	1-erg 2-abs und[2].V.act[1]	2
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	sahbes	sbj[1].V.obj[2] 2 1	2
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	sahakkuns	sbj[1].V.obj[2] 2 1	2
Sliammon	Americas	Salish	x̣əyp-a-t	V.obj[1].sbj[2] 1	2
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	spaventare	1 > V.subj[1] > 2	2
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	kowagarase-ru	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	fabata	1 > V 2	2
Evenki	Asia	Altaic	ŋeele-vken-	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Eastern Armenian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	vaχecʰnel	1-nom 2-nomdat V.subj[1]	2
Bezhta	Europe (and Indo-European)	Nakh-Daghestanian	hič'egolal	1-erg 2-abs abs[2].V	2
Icelandic	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	hræða	1-nom V.agr[1] 2-acc	2
Ainu	Asia	isolate	kimatek-ka	1 2 subj[1].obj[2].V	2
Mandarin Chinese	Asia	Sino-Tibetan	xià(hu)	1 > V > 2	2
Balinese	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	nakutin	1 V 2	2
Jaminjung	Southeast Asia & Australia	Mirndi	braitenim ganangu	1-erg 2-abs subj[1].obj[2].V	2
Korean	Asia	Isolate/Koreanic	nollaeda	1-nom V	1
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	zeghaad	1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2	2
Sri Lanka Malay	Asia	Austronesian	thakuthking	1 2-acc V	2
English	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	frighten	1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc	2
English	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	scare	1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc	2
Mandinka	Africa	Mande	sílándi	1 > 2 > V	2
Modern Standard Arabic	Africa	Semitic	ʾaḫāfa	V.subj[1] 1-nom 2-acc	2
Modern Standard Arabic	Africa	Semitic	ḫawwafa	V.subj[1] 1-nom 2-acc	2
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	nąąǧire hii	1 2 und[2].act[1].V	2
Even	Asia	Tungusic	ŋelu-ken	1-nom 2-acc V.subj[1]	2
Russian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	pugatʹ	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc (3-instr)	3
Ket	Asia	Yeniseic	qoraŋ⁷-q⁵-t~a⁰ (S-qodaŋ-q-O-t-pl )	1 2 subj[1].obj[2].V	2
Mapudungun	Americas	Araucanian	trupefülün	V.subj[1].obj[2] 2 1	2
Yaqui	Americas	Uto-Aztecan	gomta	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Yorùbá	Africa	Niger-Congo	dé̩rùbà	1 V 2	2

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