Language: Yaqui
Contributors: Zarina Estrada-Fernández and Mercedes Tubino Blanco and Jesús Francisco Villalpando Quiñonez
References: Estrada Fernández et al. 2010.0
Simplex verb
Verb meaning: COVER [cover]
Schema: 1-nom 2-acc (3-instr) V
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | coverer | NP-nom | A |
| 2 | covered thing | NP-acc | P |
| 3 | cover | NP-instr | I |
| (38) |
U jamut ili uusita pisammea patta. u det jamut woman ili small uusi-ta child-acc pisam-mea blanket-instr patta cover The woman covers the child with a blanket. |
| (90) |
Aapo soto'ita patta. aapo 3sg.subj soto'i-ta pot-acc patta cover He is covering the pot. See Estrada Fernández et al. 2010.0: [156] |
| (245) |
U jamut rebo'osammea au patta. u det jamut woman rebo'osa-m-mea shawl-pl-instr au refl patta cover The woman is covering herself with the shawl. |
| (246) |
Ili uusita sabanammea patta! ili little uusi-ta child-acc sabana-m-mea sheet-pl-instr patta cover Cover the child with the sheets! Comment: This is an imperative sentence. |
| (248) |
U ili uusi achaiwata betchi'ibo au pattak. u det ili little uusi child achai-wa-ta father-poss-acc betchi'ibo for au refl patta-k cover-pfv The child covered himself for the father. Comment: It is not possible to say this sentence using the applicative marker instead of the betchi'ibo postposition. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
