PLAY core meaning

Typical context	The child is playing.
Microroles	playing partner, musical instrument, player, play causer, toy, play location, game

Verb forms 39

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Language	region	family	Verb form	Basic Coding frame	arg_count
Yorùbá	Africa	Niger-Congo	s̩eré	1 V	1
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	spielen	1-nom V.subj[1]	1
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	sie	1 > V	1
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	doo	1 > V	1
Nǀǀng	Africa	Tuu	(ka) ǃqora	1 V	1
Chintang	Asia	Tibeto-Burman	khoŋs	1-erg 2-abs V.agt[1].obj[2]	2
Jakarta Indonesian	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	main	1 V 2	2
Zenzontepec Chatino	Americas	Otomanguean	nka-jyā	V 1	1
Japanese (standard)	Asia	Japonic	asobu	1-nom V	1
Bora	Americas	Witotoan	ɨɨcú	1-nom (2-loc/instr) V	2
Mitsukaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	asub-u	1-nom V	1
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	izers	1-abs V.act[1]	1
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	báaxal	sbj[1].V 1	1
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	báaxt	sbj[1].V.obj[2] 2 1	2
Sliammon	Americas	Salish	qaqs-imʼ	V.sbj[1] 1	1
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	giocare	1 V.subj[1] (con+2)	2
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	asob-u	1-nom V	1
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	mwârâ	1 > V	1
Evenki	Asia	Altaic	evi-	1-nom V	1
Eastern Armenian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	χaʁal	1-nom (2-instr) V.subj[1]	2
Bezhta	Europe (and Indo-European)	Nakh-Daghestanian	k'isal	1-abs abs[1].V	1
Icelandic	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	leika sér	1-nom V.agr[1]	1
Ainu	Asia	isolate	sinot	1 subj[1].V	1
Mandarin Chinese	Asia	Sino-Tibetan	wán	1 > V > 2	2
Balinese	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	macanada	1 V	1
Jaminjung	Southeast Asia & Australia	Mirndi	garlagarla gagba	1-abs subj[1].V	1
Korean	Asia	Isolate/Koreanic	nolda	1-nom V	1
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	damnod	1 V.subjS[1]	1
Sri Lanka Malay	Asia	Austronesian	maayeng	1 V	1
English	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	play	1-nom > V.subj[1]	1
Mandinka	Africa	Mande	túluŋ	1 > V > 2+la	2
Modern Standard Arabic	Africa	Semitic	laʿaba	V.subj[1] 1-nom	1
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	šgaac	1 act[1].V	1
Even	Asia	Tungusic	evi-	1-nom V.subj[1]	1
Russian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	igratʹ (1)	1-nom V.subj[1] (v+2-acc)	2
Russian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	igratʹ (2)	1-nom V.subj[1] (na+2-loc)	2
Ket	Asia	Yeniseic	an⁷-de⁰ (S-aniŋ-ij-pl)	1 subj[1].V	1
Mapudungun	Americas	Araucanian	awkantun	V.subj[1] 1	1
Yaqui	Americas	Uto-Aztecan	yeewe	1-nom V	1

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