KILL core meaning

Typical context	The man killed his enemy with a club.
Microroles	killing instrument, killer, killee, killing beneficiary, kill causer

Verb forms 48

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Language	region	family	Verb form	Basic Coding frame	arg_count
Yorùbá	Africa	Niger-Congo	pa	1 V 2	2
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	umbringen	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc	2
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	töten	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc	2
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	gbe (1)	1 > V > 2	2
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	gboo	1 > V > 2	2
Nǀǀng	Africa	Tuu	ǀhaa	1 V 2	2
Chintang	Asia	Tibeto-Burman	set	1-erg 2-abs 3-erg V.agt[1].obj[2]	3
Jakarta Indonesian	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	bunuh	1 V 2	2
Jakarta Indonesian	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	matiin	1 V 2	2
Zenzontepec Chatino	Americas	Otomanguean	nkay-u-jwi	V 1 jiʔį̄+2 (lóʔō+3)	3
Japanese (standard)	Asia	Japonic	korosu	1-nom (2-instr) 3-acc V	3
Bora	Americas	Witotoan	dsɨ́jɨ́vetsó	1-nom 2-acc (3-loc/instr) V	3
Mitsukaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	koros-u	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	gms	1-erg 2-abs (3-abl) und[2].V.act[1]	3
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	kíins	sbj[1].V.obj[2] 2 1 (yéetel+3)	3
Sliammon	Americas	Salish	qəyʼ-t	V.obj[1].sbj[2] 1	2
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	uccidere	1 > V.subj[1] > 2 (con+3)	3
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	koros-u	1-nom 2-acc (3-instr) V	3
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	pwââmè	1 > V 2	2
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	pwèkè	1 > V 2 (ngê+3)	3
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	sa	1 > V 2	2
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	söömè	1 > V 2 (ngê+3)	3
Evenki	Asia	Altaic	vaa-	1-nom 2-acc 3-instr V	3
Eastern Armenian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	mahacʰnel	1-nom 2-nomdat V.subj[1]	2
Eastern Armenian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	moɾtʰel	1-nom 2-nomdat (3-instr) V.subj[1]	3
Eastern Armenian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	spanel	1-nom 2-nomdat (3-instr) V.subj[1]	3
Bezhta	Europe (and Indo-European)	Nakh-Daghestanian	yiƛ'al (1)	1-erg 2-abs 3-instr abs[2].V	3
Icelandic	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	drepa	1-nom V.agr[1] 2-acc (með+3-dat)	3
Icelandic	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	deyða	1-nom V.agr[1] 2-acc (með+3-dat)	3
Ainu	Asia	isolate	ray-ke (SG) / ronnu (PL)	1 2 (3+ani) subj[1].obj[2].V	3
Mandarin Chinese	Asia	Sino-Tibetan	shā	1 > (yòng+2 > ) V > 3	3
Balinese	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	ngematiang	1 V 2 aji+3	3
Jaminjung	Southeast Asia & Australia	Mirndi	ning ganima	1-erg 2-abs subj[1].obj[2].V 3-instr	3
Jaminjung	Southeast Asia & Australia	Mirndi	digirrij ganima	1-erg 2-abs subj[1].obj[2].V 3-instr	3
Korean	Asia	Isolate/Koreanic	jugida	1-nom 2-acc 3-instr V	3
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	nsaad	1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2	2
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	ntood	1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2	2
Sri Lanka Malay	Asia	Austronesian	buunung	1 2-acc 3-abl V	3
Sri Lanka Malay	Asia	Austronesian	mathiking	1 2-acc 3-abl V	3
English	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	kill	1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > with+3)	3
Mandinka	Africa	Mande	faa (1)	1 > 2 > V > 3+la	3
Modern Standard Arabic	Africa	Semitic	qatala	V.subj[1] 1-nom 2-acc (bi+3)	3
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	t'ee hii	1 2 und[2].act[1].V	2
Even	Asia	Tungusic	ma-	1-nom 2-acc 3-instr V.subj[1]	3
Russian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	ubitʹ	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc (3-instr)	3
Ket	Asia	Yeniseic	ej⁰ (S-O-ej-pl)	1 2 (3-instr) subj[1].obj[2].V	3
Mapudungun	Americas	Araucanian	l̠angümün	V.subj[1].obj[2] 2 1 3+mew	3
Yaqui	Americas	Uto-Aztecan	me’a	1-nom 2-acc (3-instr) V	3

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