teller

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teller

tellee

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tell causer

45 Verb forms in 35 Languages (67 Coding frames)

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Language	region	family	Verb form (TELL)	Coding frame	derived	arg_count	Index #	Coding set	Argument type
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	horak	D 6 1 2 und[2].und[1].act[6].V'caus	Derived	3	1	obj:und.V
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	horak	D 1 2 4 und[4].und[2].act[1].V'ben	Derived	3	1	act.V
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	raccontare	B 1 > V.subj[1] > 2 (a+3)	Basic	3	1	V.subj	A
Mandarin Chinese	Asia	Sino-Tibetan	gàosù	B 1 > V > 2 > 3	Basic	3	1	Ø	A
Sliammon	Americas	Salish	qʼʷaqʼʷθus-t	B V.obj[1].sbj[2] 1 (obl-3)	Basic	3	2	V.sbj	A
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	faxwata	B 1 > V ngê+2 xù+3	Basic	3	1	Ø	S
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	sömârâ	B 1 > V ngê+2 xù+3	Basic	3	1	Ø	S
Ainu	Asia	isolate	nu-re	B 1 2 3 subj[1].obj[2].V	Basic	3	1	subj.V	A
Ainu	Asia	isolate	e-ko-isoytak	B 1 2 3 subj[1].obj[2].V	Basic	3	1	subj.V	A
Bora	Americas	Witotoan	uubálle	B 1-nom 2-acc 3-nom V	Basic	3	1	NP-nom	A
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	kpe (1)	B 1 > V > 2	Basic	2	1	Ø	A
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	gue	B 1 > V > 2	Basic	2	1	Ø	A
Japanese (standard)	Asia	Japonic	tugeru	B 1-nom 2-dat 3-acc V	Basic	3	1	NP-nom	A
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	wawaets	B 1-erg 2-abs 3-dat und[3].V.act[1]	Basic	3	1	NP-erg & V.act	X
English	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	tell	B 1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > 3	Basic	3	1	NP-nom V.subj	A
Balinese	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	ngorahin	B 1 V 2 3	Basic	3	1	Ø	A
Jaminjung	Southeast Asia & Australia	Mirndi	yirrg ganarrany	B 1-erg 2-abs 3-dat subj[1].obj[2].V	Basic	3	1	NP-erg subj.V	A
Modern Standard Arabic	Africa	Semitic	ḥakâ	B V.subj[1] 1-nom (li+2) 3-acc	Basic	3	1	V.subj NP-nom	A
Mapudungun	Americas	Araucanian	ngütramün	B V.subj[1].obj[2] 2 1	Basic	2	1	V.subj	A
Yaqui	Americas	Uto-Aztecan	teuwa	B 1-nom 2-acc 3-dir V	Basic	3	1	NP-nom	A
Yorùbá	Africa	Niger-Congo	so̩ (1)	B 1 V 2 fún+3	Basic	3	1	Ø	A
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	mts	B 1-erg 2-abs 3-all und[2].V.act[1]	Basic	3	1	NP-erg & V.act	A
Zenzontepec Chatino	Americas	Otomanguean	nakwę	B UTT1 V 2 jiʔį̄+3	Basic	3	2	Ø	A
Mandinka	Africa	Mande	fó	B 1 > 2 > V > 3+ye	Basic	3	1	Ø	A
Even	Asia	Tungusic	gö’n-	B 1-nom 2-acc 3-all V.subj[1]	Basic	3	1	NP-nom V.subj	A
Russian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	skazatʹ	B 1-nom V.subj[1] 2-dat UTT3	Basic	3	1	NP-nom & V.subj	S
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	tsikbat	B sbj[1].V.obj[2] 2 ti'+3 1	Basic	3	1	sbj.V	A
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	horak	D 1/2 act[1/2].V'rfl/rcp	Derived	2	1	act.V
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	horak	B 1 2 und[2].act[1].V	Basic	2	1	act.V	A
Mitsukaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	hanas-u (2)	B 1-nom 2-dat 3-acc V	Basic	3	1	NP-nom	A
Eastern Armenian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	patmel	B 1-nom 2-nomdat 3-dat V.subj[1]	Basic	3	1	NP-nom V.subj	A
Ket	Asia	Yeniseic	t⁵-ki⁰ (S-t-O-ke-pl)	B 1 2 3-dat subj[1].obj[2].V	Basic	3	1	subj.V	A
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	erzählen	B 1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc	Basic	2	1	NP-nom V.subj	A
Even	Asia	Tungusic	gö’n-	D 1&3-nom 2-acc recV'.subj[1&3]	Derived	3	1	NP-nom V.subj
Bezhta	Europe (and Indo-European)	Nakh-Daghestanian	xabar meyal	B 1-erg 2-lat V	Basic	2	1	NP-erg	X
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	erzählen	D 1-nom V'.subj[1] 3-dat 2-acc	Derived	3	1	NP-nom V.subj
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	erzählen	D 1-nom V'.subj[1]	Derived	1	1	NP-nom V.subj
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	erzählen	D 2-nom passV'.subj[2] (von+1-dat)	Derived	2	1	von+NP-dat
Chintang	Asia	Tibeto-Burman	lud	B 1-erg 2-abs 3-abs V.agt[1].obj[3]	Basic	3	1	NP-erg & V.agt	A
Icelandic	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	segja (2)	B 1-nom V.agr[1] 2-dat 3-acc	Basic	3	1	NP-nom & V.agr	A
Bora	Americas	Witotoan	uubálle	D 1/2-nom 3-nom V'meí	Derived	3	1	NP-nom
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	wiindmawaad	B 1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2 UTT3	Basic	3	1	subjA.V	A
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	ẹ	B 1 > V > 2 UTT3	Basic	3	1	Ø	A
Bezhta	Europe (and Indo-European)	Nakh-Daghestanian	xabar meyal	D 3-erg 1-instr 2-lat V'caus	Derived	3	1	NP-instr
Bora	Americas	Witotoan	uubálle	D 1/2-nom 3-nom V'jcatsí	Derived	3	1	NP-nom
Bezhta	Europe (and Indo-European)	Nakh-Daghestanian	xabar meyal	D 1-abs 2-lat abs[1].V'antip	Derived	2	1	NP-abs & abs.V
Bezhta	Europe (and Indo-European)	Nakh-Daghestanian	xabar meyal	D 1-poss 2-lat V'pot	Derived	2	1	NP-poss
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	kpe (1)	D 1 > V' > 2 > vbiee+3	Derived	3	1	Ø
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	gue	D 1 > V' > 2 > vbiee+3	Derived	3	1	Ø
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	kpe (1)	D 1 > V' > 2 > li+3+hon	Derived	3	1	Ø
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	gue	D 1 > V' > 2 > li+3+hon	Derived	3	1	Ø
Mitsukaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	hanas-u (2)	D 1-exp (2-dat) 3-acc V'pot	Derived	3	1	NP-exp
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	raccontare	D 2 > passV'.subj[2] ( > a+3) ( > daParteDi+1)	Derived	3	1	daParteDi+NP
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	raccontare	D 2 > siV'.subj[2] ( > a+3) ( > daParteDi+1)	Derived	3	1	daParteDi+NP
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	raccontare	D 5 > causV'.subj[5] > 2 (a+3) da+1	Derived	4	1	da+NP
Jakarta Indonesian	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	cerita	B 1 V ke+2 soal+3	Basic	3	1	Ø	S
Jakarta Indonesian	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	kasitahu	B 1 V 2 3	Basic	3	1	Ø	A
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	tsikbat	D sbj[2].V'pass 2 (tumen+1) ti'+3	Derived	3	1	tumen+NP
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	tsikbat	D sbj[1/2].V' ti'+3	Derived	3	1	sbj.V
Evenki	Asia	Altaic	ulgučen- (1)	B 1-nom 2-acc 3-dat V	Basic	3	1	NP-nom	A
Nǀǀng	Africa	Tuu	ǀkxʼae(a)	B 1 V 2-dat 3	Basic	3	1	Ø	A
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	hanas-u	B 1-nom 2-dat 3-acc V	Basic	3	1	NP-nom	A
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	hanas-u	D 4-nom 1-dat 2-dat 3-acc V'caus	Derived	4	1	NP-dat
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	hanas-u	D 3-nom 1-niyotte 2-dat V'pass	Derived	3	1	NP-niyotte
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	hanas-u	D 2-nom 3-acc 1-dat/niyotte V'pass	Derived	3	1	NP-dat/niyotte
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	hanas-u	D 1-nom 2-dat 3-acc V'pot	Derived	3	1	NP-nom
Bora	Americas	Witotoan	uubálle	D 4-nom 1-acc 2-acc 3-nom V'tso	Derived	4	1	NP-acc
Sri Lanka Malay	Asia	Austronesian	biilang	B 1 2-dat UTT3 V	Basic	3	1	Ø	S
Japanese (standard)	Asia	Japonic	tugeru	D 1-nom 2-dat 3-acc V'pot	Derived	3	1	NP-nom
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	raccontare	D 1/3 > siV'.subj[1/3] > 2	Derived	3	1	V.subj
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	wetls	B 1-erg 2-abs 3-dat und[3].V.act[1]	Basic	3	1	NP-erg & V.act	X
Yaqui	Americas	Uto-Aztecan	etejo (1)	B 1-nom 2-dir 3-acc V	Basic	3	1	NP-nom	A
Sliammon	Americas	Salish	taw-t	B V.obj[1].sbj[2] 1 (obl-3)	Basic	3	2	V.sbj	A

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