SINK core meaning

Typical context	The boat sank.
Microroles	sunken entity, sink-(caus)er, sink location

Verb forms 34

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Language	region	family	Verb form	Basic Coding frame	arg_count
Yorùbá	Africa	Niger-Congo	rì (2)	1 V	1
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	sinken	1-nom V.subj[1]	1
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	de o	1 > V	1
Nǀǀng	Africa	Tuu	no verbal counterpart	N/A	0
Jakarta Indonesian	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	tenggelem	1 V	1
Zenzontepec Chatino	Americas	Otomanguean	nkū-lítiʔ	V 1 jiʔį̄+2	2
Japanese (standard)	Asia	Japonic	sizumu	1-nom V	1
Bora	Americas	Witotoan	pámaave	1-nom V	1
Mitsukaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	sizum-u	1-nom V	1
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	olets	1-abs V.act[1]	1
Sliammon	Americas	Salish	θayʼ-əm	V.sbj[1] 1	1
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	sizum-u	1-nom V	1
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	mutu	1 > V	1
Evenki	Asia	Altaic	eje-	1-nom V	1
Eastern Armenian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	χoɾtakvel	1-nom V.subj[1]	1
Bezhta	Europe (and Indo-European)	Nakh-Daghestanian	ɣanq'iziyaqal	1-abs abs[1].V	1
Icelandic	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	sökkva (1)	1-nom V.agr[1]	1
Ainu	Asia	isolate	rer	1 subj[1].V	1
Mandarin Chinese	Asia	Sino-Tibetan	chén	1 > V	1
Balinese	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	nyilem	1 V	1
Jaminjung	Southeast Asia & Australia	Mirndi	thawu gardbany	1-abs subj[1].V	1
Korean	Asia	Isolate/Koreanic	garaanjda	1-nom V	1
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	gzaabiid	1 V.subjS[1]	1
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	gzaabiig	1 V.subjS[1]	1
Sri Lanka Malay	Asia	Austronesian	thìnggalam	1-acc V	1
English	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	sink	1-nom > V.subj[1]	1
Mandinka	Africa	Mande	túuneŋ	1 > V	1
Modern Standard Arabic	Africa	Semitic	ġariqa	V.subj[1] 1-nom	1
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	hasaware	1 und[1].V	1
Even	Asia	Tungusic	hir-	1-nom V.subj[1]	1
Russian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	utonutʹ	1-nom V.subj[1]	1
Ket	Asia	Yeniseic	ul⁷-qan⁰ (SANIM.-ul-qan)	1 subj[1].V	1
Mapudungun	Americas	Araucanian	lanün	V.subj[1] 1	1
Yaqui	Americas	Uto-Aztecan	go’okte	1-nom V	1

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