TELL core meaning

Typical context	The girl told the boy a funny story.
Microroles	tell causer, teller, tellee, told content

Verb forms 48

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Language	region	family	Verb form	Basic Coding frame	arg_count
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	erzählen	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc	2
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	kpe (1)	1 > V > 2	2
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	gue	1 > V > 2	2
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	ẹ	1 > V > 2 UTT3	3
Nǀǀng	Africa	Tuu	ǀkxʼae(a)	1 V 2-dat 3	3
Chintang	Asia	Tibeto-Burman	lud	1-erg 2-abs 3-abs V.agt[1].obj[3]	3
Jakarta Indonesian	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	cerita	1 V ke+2 soal+3	3
Jakarta Indonesian	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	kasitahu	1 V 2 3	3
Zenzontepec Chatino	Americas	Otomanguean	nakwę	UTT1 V 2 jiʔį̄+3	3
Japanese (standard)	Asia	Japonic	tugeru	1-nom 2-dat 3-acc V	3
Bora	Americas	Witotoan	uubálle	1-nom 2-acc 3-nom V	3
Mitsukaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	hanas-u (2)	1-nom 2-dat 3-acc V	3
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	wawaets	1-erg 2-abs 3-dat und[3].V.act[1]	3
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	mts	1-erg 2-abs 3-all und[2].V.act[1]	3
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	wetls	1-erg 2-abs 3-dat und[3].V.act[1]	3
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	tsikbat	sbj[1].V.obj[2] 2 ti'+3 1	3
Sliammon	Americas	Salish	qʼʷaqʼʷθus-t	V.obj[1].sbj[2] 1 (obl-3)	3
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	raccontare	1 > V.subj[1] > 2 (a+3)	3
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	hanas-u	1-nom 2-dat 3-acc V	3
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	faxwata	1 > V ngê+2 xù+3	3
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	sömârâ	1 > V ngê+2 xù+3	3
Evenki	Asia	Altaic	ulgučen- (1)	1-nom 2-acc 3-dat V	3
Eastern Armenian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	patmel	1-nom 2-nomdat 3-dat V.subj[1]	3
Bezhta	Europe (and Indo-European)	Nakh-Daghestanian	xabar meyal	1-erg 2-lat V	2
Icelandic	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	segja (2)	1-nom V.agr[1] 2-dat 3-acc	3
Ainu	Asia	isolate	nu-re	1 2 3 subj[1].obj[2].V	3
Ainu	Asia	isolate	e-ko-isoytak	1 2 3 subj[1].obj[2].V	3
Mandarin Chinese	Asia	Sino-Tibetan	gàosù	1 > V > 2 > 3	3
Balinese	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	ngorahin	1 V 2 3	3
Jaminjung	Southeast Asia & Australia	Mirndi	yirrg ganarrany	1-erg 2-abs 3-dat subj[1].obj[2].V	3
Korean	Asia	Isolate/Koreanic	malhada	1-nom 2-dat 3-quot V	3
Korean	Asia	Isolate/Koreanic	iyagihada	1-nom 2-dat UTT3 V	3
Korean	Asia	Isolate/Koreanic	deullida (2)	1-nom 2-acc 3-dat V	3
Yaqui	Americas	Uto-Aztecan	etejo (1)	1-nom 2-dir 3-acc V	3
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	wiindmawaad	1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2 UTT3	3
Sliammon	Americas	Salish	taw-t	V.obj[1].sbj[2] 1 (obl-3)	3
Yorùbá	Africa	Niger-Congo	so̩ (1)	1 V 2 fún+3	3
Sri Lanka Malay	Asia	Austronesian	biilang	1 2-dat UTT3 V	3
English	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	tell	1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > 3	3
Mandinka	Africa	Mande	fó	1 > 2 > V > 3+ye	3
Mandinka	Africa	Mande	no verbal counterpart	N/A	0
Modern Standard Arabic	Africa	Semitic	ḥakâ	V.subj[1] 1-nom (li+2) 3-acc	3
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	horak	1 2 und[2].act[1].V	2
Even	Asia	Tungusic	gö’n-	1-nom 2-acc 3-all V.subj[1]	3
Russian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	skazatʹ	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-dat UTT3	3
Ket	Asia	Yeniseic	t⁵-ki⁰ (S-t-O-ke-pl)	1 2 3-dat subj[1].obj[2].V	3
Mapudungun	Americas	Araucanian	ngütramün	V.subj[1].obj[2] 2 1	2
Yaqui	Americas	Uto-Aztecan	teuwa	1-nom 2-acc 3-dir V	3

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