trafon

Language: Mapudungun

Contributors: Fernando Zúñiga and Leonel Lienlaf

References: Augusta 1916.0

Simplex verb

Verb meaning: BREAK [break]

Comment: Trafon is ambitransitive/labile, like English break.

Basic coding frame

Schema: V.subj[1].obj[2] 2 1 3+mew

# Microrole Coding set Argument type
1 breaker V.subj A
2 broken thing V.obj P
3 breaking instrument NP+mew I
Examples for basic coding frame:
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Trafoy kiñe fotella.
trafo-i
break-IND
kiñe
one
fotella
bottle
S/he broke a bottle.

Alternations

Alternation Derived coding frame Occurs Comment # Ex.