Language: Jaminjung (Both Jaminjung and Ngaliwurru varieties)
Contributors: Eva Schultze-Berndt
Complex verb
Verb meaning: HUG [hug]
Comment: Complex Verb. Lit. 'hold in arms in front of body + GET/HANDLE', i.e. 'A gets/holds P in his/her arms in front of him/her'. The UV is a bivalent stative predicate which participates in a caused state / inchoative caused state alternation (the IV ganimuwa 'have' is used instead of ganangu), but since this does not affect valency, it is not included in the list of alternations here.
Schema: 1-erg 2-abs subj[1].obj[2].V
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hugger | NP-erg subj.V | A |
| 2 | huggee | NP-abs obj.V | P |
| (4) |
Warrgi ganinyangu, warrgi nganthangu nami, warrgi hold.in.front ganiny-angu 3SG.A:2SG.P-get/handle.PST.PFV warrgi hold.in.front nganth-angu 2SG.A:3SG.P-get/handle.PST.PFV nami 2SG tu too She hugged you, and you hugged her, too. Comment: Angular brackets <> mark Kriol words. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
