ganiyu

Simplex verb

Verb meaning: SAY [say]

Comment: Simple Verb. Highly polyfunctional verb which not only serves as a verb of quotation but is also used to express concepts of 'do', 'become', and in complex verbs, of 'internal causation', 'emission', 'internal motion', etc.

Basic coding frame

Schema: UTT2 1-erg 3-dat subj[1].obj[2].V

# Microrole Coding set Argument type
1 sayer NP-erg subj.V X
2 said content UTT obj.V X
3 saying addressee NP-dat X
Examples for basic coding frame:
(30)

"Mulanggirr mali nganthiyu!" ganiyu nu, wiribgumalang.
mulanggirr
dangerous
mali
thing
hambag
humbug/bother
nganthi-yu
2SG.A:3SG.P-say/do.PST.PFV
gani-yu=nu
3SG.A:3SG.P-say/do.PST.PFV=3SG.DAT
wirib-gu=malang
dog-DAT=GIVEN
"You have disturbed a dangerous thing!" he said to him, to the dog.

Comment: Angular brackets <> mark Kriol words. Frog Story

See Schultze-Berndt nd
(31)

"Nganthurum", warnanggalni ganiyurnu, ni.
nganthu-rum
2SG.S-come.PRS
warnanggal-ni
medicine.man-ERG
gani-yu=rnu
3SG.A:3SG.P-say/do.PST.PFV=3SG.DAT
dokta-ni
doctor-ERG
"You come here", the doctor said to her.

Comment: Angular brackets <> mark Kriol words.

See Schultze-Berndt nd

Alternations

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