SMELL core meaning

Typical context	The bear smelled the boy.
Microroles	smeller, smelled entity, smell causer

Verb forms 40

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Language	region	family	Verb form	Basic Coding frame	arg_count
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	riechen	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc	2
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	yaa	1 > V > 2	2
Nǀǀng	Africa	Tuu	ǃqhao	1 V 2	2
Chintang	Asia	Tibeto-Burman	nams	1-erg 2-abs V.agt[1].obj[2]	2
Jakarta Indonesian	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	cium	1 V 2	2
Zenzontepec Chatino	Americas	Otomanguean	y-ukwęʔ	V 1 jiʔį̄+2	2
Japanese (standard)	Asia	Japonic	nioi-o kagu	1-nom V	1
Bora	Americas	Witotoan	árahjúcu	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Mitsukaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	kang-u nioe	1-nom V	1
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	wambaes	1-erg 2-abs und[2].V.act[1]	2
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	u'y	sbj[1].V.obj[2] 2 1	2
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	ch'a'bok	sbj[1].V 1	1
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	ch'a'bokt	sbj[1].V.obj[2] 2 1	2
Sliammon	Americas	Salish	həqʷ-t	V.obj[1].sbj[2] 1	2
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	odorare	1 > V.subj[1] > 2	2
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	kag-u	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	bu	1 > V 2	2
Evenki	Asia	Altaic	Ŋosukta-	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Eastern Armenian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	hot arnel	1-nom 2-gen V.subj[1]	2
Eastern Armenian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	hototel	1-nom 2-nomdat V.subj[1]	2
Bezhta	Europe (and Indo-European)	Nakh-Daghestanian	mäh biq'al	1-lat V	1
Icelandic	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	finna lykt	1-nom V.agr[1] af+2-dat	2
Ainu	Asia	isolate	hurarakkar	1 2 subj[1].obj[2].V	2
Mandarin Chinese	Asia	Sino-Tibetan	wén	1 > V > 2	2
Balinese	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	ngadekin	1 V 2	2
Jaminjung	Southeast Asia & Australia	Mirndi	ngabuj ganangu	1-erg 2-abs subj[1].obj[2].V	2
Korean	Asia	Isolate/Koreanic	naemsaereul matta	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	biijmaamaad	1 V.objI[2] 2	2
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	biijmaandang	1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2	2
Sri Lanka Malay	Asia	Austronesian	vaanging liiyath	1 V	1
English	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	smell	1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc	2
Mandinka	Africa	Mande	súmbu	1 > 2 > V	2
Modern Standard Arabic	Africa	Semitic	šamma	V.subj[1] 1-nom 2-acc	2
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	horupąną	1 2 und[2].act[1].V	2
Even	Asia	Tungusic	ŋosu-t-	1-nom 2-acc V.subj[1]	2
Russian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	njuxatʹ	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc	2
Ket	Asia	Yeniseic	it⁷-it⁰ (S-it-it-pl)	1 2-abl subj[1].V	2
Mapudungun	Americas	Araucanian	ṉümütun	V.subj[1].obj[2] 2 1	2
Yaqui	Americas	Uto-Aztecan	jukta	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Yorùbá	Africa	Niger-Congo	rùn	1 V 2	2

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