Language: Jaminjung (Both Jaminjung and Ngaliwurru varieties)
Contributors: Eva Schultze-Berndt
Complex verb
Verb meaning: NAME [name]
Comment: Complex Verb. Figurative; lit. 'break + HIT'. Poorly attested in data, but seems to be specifically used for "naming a child after someone". For 'name' in the sense of 'call, conventionally use an existing name' see nij ganarram.
Schema: 1-erg 2-abs 3-abs subj[1].obj[2].V
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | namer | NP-erg subj.V | A |
| 2 | namee | NP-abs obj.V | P |
| 3 | name | NP-abs | X |
| (32) |
Ngarrginabina gujang bag ngama, I. ngarrgina-bina 1SG:POSS-ALL gujang mother bag break nga-ma 1SG.A:3SG.P-hit.PST.PFV I. I. I called her I. after my mother. Comment: Figurative use of omplex predicate meaning 'break + HIT' meaning 'bestow a name onto someone' |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
