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: SHOUT AT [shout-at]
Comment: can also mean to 'call someone'
Examples: see at the bottom
Schema: 1-nom 2-acc-dir V
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shouter | NP-nom | S |
| 2 | shoutee | NP-acc-dir | X |
| (8) |
Jabetau empo chaae? jabe-ta-u someone-acc-dir empo 2sg.subj chaae shout Whom are you shouting at? |
| (66) |
Nim maala chu'utau chaae. nim 1sg.pos maala mother chu'u-ta-u dog-acc-dir chaae scream My mother is screaming out for the dog. / My mother is calling the dog. Comment: It might be "shouting at the dog" but not necessarily. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (156) |
U jamut ili uusita chachaek. u det jamut woman ili little uusi-ta child-acc cha~chae-k rdp~shout-pfv The woman shouted at the little child. |