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43 Verb forms in 33 Languages (70 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	2	obj:und.V
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	horak	D 1 2 4 und[4].und[2].act[1].V'ben	Derived	3	2	obj:und.V
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	raccontare	B 1 > V.subj[1] > 2 (a+3)	Basic	3	2	Ø	P
Mandarin Chinese	Asia	Sino-Tibetan	gàosù	B 1 > V > 2 > 3	Basic	3	3	Ø	P
Sliammon	Americas	Salish	qʼʷaqʼʷθus-t	B V.obj[1].sbj[2] 1 (obl-3)	Basic	3	3	obl-NP	L
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	faxwata	B 1 > V ngê+2 xù+3	Basic	3	2	ngê+NP	I
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	sömârâ	B 1 > V ngê+2 xù+3	Basic	3	2	ngê+NP	I
Ainu	Asia	isolate	nu-re	B 1 2 3 subj[1].obj[2].V	Basic	3	3	Ø	X
Ainu	Asia	isolate	e-ko-isoytak	B 1 2 3 subj[1].obj[2].V	Basic	3	3	Ø	X
Bora	Americas	Witotoan	uubálle	B 1-nom 2-acc 3-nom V	Basic	3	3	NP-nom	X
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	kpe (1)	B 1 > V > 2	Basic	2	2	Ø	P
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	gue	B 1 > V > 2	Basic	2	2	Ø	P
Japanese (standard)	Asia	Japonic	tugeru	B 1-nom 2-dat 3-acc V	Basic	3	3	NP-acc	P
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	wawaets	B 1-erg 2-abs 3-dat und[3].V.act[1]	Basic	3	2	NP-abs	X
English	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	tell	B 1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc > 3	Basic	3	3	Ø	X
Balinese	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	ngorahin	B 1 V 2 3	Basic	3	3	Ø	P
Jaminjung	Southeast Asia & Australia	Mirndi	yirrg ganarrany	B 1-erg 2-abs 3-dat subj[1].obj[2].V	Basic	3	3	NP-dat	X
Modern Standard Arabic	Africa	Semitic	ḥakâ	B V.subj[1] 1-nom (li+2) 3-acc	Basic	3	3	NP-acc	P
Yaqui	Americas	Uto-Aztecan	teuwa	B 1-nom 2-acc 3-dir V	Basic	3	2	NP-acc	P
Yorùbá	Africa	Niger-Congo	so̩ (1)	B 1 V 2 fún+3	Basic	3	2	Ø	P
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	mts	B 1-erg 2-abs 3-all und[2].V.act[1]	Basic	3	3	NP-all	X
Zenzontepec Chatino	Americas	Otomanguean	nakwę	B UTT1 V 2 jiʔį̄+3	Basic	3	1	UTT	X
Mandinka	Africa	Mande	fó	B 1 > 2 > V > 3+ye	Basic	3	2	Ø	P
Even	Asia	Tungusic	gö’n-	B 1-nom 2-acc 3-all V.subj[1]	Basic	3	2	NP-acc	P
Russian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	skazatʹ	B 1-nom V.subj[1] 2-dat UTT3	Basic	3	3	UTT	X
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	tsikbat	B sbj[1].V.obj[2] 2 ti'+3 1	Basic	3	2	V.obj	P
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	horak	D 1/2 act[1/2].V'rfl/rcp	Derived	2	2	act.V
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	horak	B 1 2 und[2].act[1].V	Basic	2	2	obj:und.V	P
Mitsukaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	hanas-u (2)	B 1-nom 2-dat 3-acc V	Basic	3	3	NP-acc	P
Eastern Armenian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	patmel	B 1-nom 2-nomdat 3-dat V.subj[1]	Basic	3	3	NP-dat	X
Ket	Asia	Yeniseic	t⁵-ki⁰ (S-t-O-ke-pl)	B 1 2 3-dat subj[1].obj[2].V	Basic	3	3	NP-dat	X
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	erzählen	B 1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc	Basic	2	2	NP-acc	P
Even	Asia	Tungusic	gö’n-	D 2-nom 3-all medV'.subj[2]	Derived	2	2	NP-nom V.subj
Even	Asia	Tungusic	gö’n-	D 1&3-nom 2-acc recV'.subj[1&3]	Derived	3	2	NP-acc
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	erzählen	D 1-nom V'.subj[1] 3-dat 2-acc	Derived	3	2	NP-acc
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	erzählen	D 2-nom passV'.subj[2] (von+1-dat)	Derived	2	2	NP-nom V.subj
Chintang	Asia	Tibeto-Burman	lud	B 1-erg 2-abs 3-abs V.agt[1].obj[3]	Basic	3	2	NP-abs	X
Icelandic	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	segja (2)	B 1-nom V.agr[1] 2-dat 3-acc	Basic	3	3	NP-acc	P
Bora	Americas	Witotoan	uubálle	D 1/2-nom 3-nom V'meí	Derived	3	3	NP-nom
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	wiindmawaad	B 1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2 UTT3	Basic	3	3	UTT	X
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	ẹ	B 1 > V > 2 UTT3	Basic	3	3	UTT	X
Bora	Americas	Witotoan	uubálle	D 1/2-nom 3-nom V'jcatsí	Derived	3	3	NP-nom
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	kpe (1)	D 1 > V' > 2 > vbiee+3	Derived	3	2	Ø
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	gue	D 1 > V' > 2 > vbiee+3	Derived	3	2	Ø
Japanese (standard)	Asia	Japonic	tugeru	D 3-nom 2-dat passV'	Derived	2	3	NP-nom
Japanese (standard)	Asia	Japonic	tugeru	D 2-nom 3-acc passV'	Derived	2	3	NP-acc
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	kpe (1)	D 1 > V' > 2 > li+3+hon	Derived	3	2	Ø
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	gue	D 1 > V' > 2 > li+3+hon	Derived	3	2	Ø
Mitsukaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	hanas-u (2)	D 1-exp (2-dat) 3-acc V'pot	Derived	3	3	NP-acc
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	raccontare	D 2 > passV'.subj[2] ( > a+3) ( > daParteDi+1)	Derived	3	2	V.subj
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	raccontare	D 2 > siV'.subj[2] ( > a+3) ( > daParteDi+1)	Derived	3	2	V.subj
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	raccontare	D 5 > causV'.subj[5] > 2 (a+3) da+1	Derived	4	2	Ø
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	raccontare	D siV'.subj[2] > 2 ( > a+3)	Derived	2	2	V.subj
Jakarta Indonesian	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	cerita	B 1 V ke+2 soal+3	Basic	3	3	soal+NP	X
Jakarta Indonesian	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	kasitahu	B 1 V 2 3	Basic	3	3	Ø	P
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	tsikbat	D sbj[2].V'pass 2 (tumen+1) ti'+3	Derived	3	2	sbj.V
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	tsikbat	D sbj[1/2].V' ti'+3	Derived	3	2	sbj.V
Evenki	Asia	Altaic	ulgučen- (1)	B 1-nom 2-acc 3-dat V	Basic	3	2	NP-acc	P
Nǀǀng	Africa	Tuu	ǀkxʼae(a)	B 1 V 2-dat 3	Basic	3	3	Ø	P
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	hanas-u	B 1-nom 2-dat 3-acc V	Basic	3	3	NP-acc	P
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	hanas-u	D 4-nom 1-dat 2-dat 3-acc V'caus	Derived	4	3	NP-acc
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	hanas-u	D 3-nom 1-niyotte 2-dat V'pass	Derived	3	3	NP-nom
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	hanas-u	D 2-nom 3-acc 1-dat/niyotte V'pass	Derived	3	3	NP-acc
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	hanas-u	D 1-nom 2-dat 3-acc V'pot	Derived	3	3	NP-acc
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	hanas-u	D 3-nom 2-dat V'pot	Derived	2	3	NP-nom
Icelandic	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	segja (2)	D 3-nom passV'.agr[3]	Derived	1	3	NP-nom & V.agr
Bora	Americas	Witotoan	uubálle	D 4-nom 1-acc 2-acc 3-nom V'tso	Derived	4	3	NP-nom
Icelandic	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	segja (2)	D 2-dat passV'.agr[3] 3-nom	Derived	2	3	NP-nom & V.agr
Icelandic	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	segja (2)	D x-nom passV'.agr[x] (2-dat) 3-acc	Derived	2	3	NP-acc
Sri Lanka Malay	Asia	Austronesian	biilang	B 1 2-dat UTT3 V	Basic	3	3	UTT	X
Japanese (standard)	Asia	Japonic	tugeru	D 1-nom 2-dat 3-acc V'pot	Derived	3	3	NP-acc
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	raccontare	D 1/3 > siV'.subj[1/3] > 2	Derived	3	2	Ø
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	wetls	B 1-erg 2-abs 3-dat und[3].V.act[1]	Basic	3	2	NP-abs	X
Yaqui	Americas	Uto-Aztecan	etejo (1)	B 1-nom 2-dir 3-acc V	Basic	3	3	NP-acc	P
Mandinka	Africa	Mande	no verbal counterpart	B N/A	Basic	0

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