Simplex verb
Verb meaning: HIDE [hide]
Comment: Though the basic meaning of this verb is 'hide', in some contexts the verb wérnis can also mean 'steal'. Note that the source of the stolen goods is specified as a possessive phrase only, so that reciprocals are then coded using the reciprocal pronoun only, rather than the verb-coded reciprocal, which requires that the reciprocant be one of the verbally-indexed arguments in the original frame.
Schema: 1-erg 2-abs und[2].V.act[1]
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hider | NP-erg & V.act | A |
| 2 | hidden thing | NP-abs & und.V | P |
| (44) |
Yndbem ganzan kp tengernitam depi ärbende brbrmne. yndbem 1nsgERG ganzan_kp sacred_stone te-ng-erni-ta-m 3nsgU-AW-hide-ND:IPF-1nsgA depi foreigner är-bende person-PL:GEN brbr-mne fear-ORIG We hid the sacred stones from the foreigners / for fear of the foreigners. See Evans 2010.0: [41] |
| (45) |
Ymam yta nne wérnist yapapnda. ymam 3sgERG yta in.vain nne food w-érni-s-t TR.INF-hide-NLZR-ALL y-apap-nda 3sgU:α-begin-ND:PST.PF:3sgA He was about to steal/hide the food. See Evans 2010.0: [41] |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
