Language: Bezhta
Contributors: Zaira Khalilova and Bernard Comrie
Complex verb
Verb meaning: FRIGHTEN [frighten]
Comment: to scare
Schema: 1-erg 2-abs abs[2].V
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | frightener | NP-erg | A |
| 2 | frightenee | NP-abs & abs.V | P |
| (6) |
Kibba öžö hič'egolca. kibba girl.ERG öžö boy(I).ABS hič'e-gol-ca fear-MAKE(I)-PRS The girl frightens the boy. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
