Language: Yorùbá (Standard Yoruba)
Contributors: Joseph Atoyebi
Simplex verb
Verb meaning: PUT [put]
Comment: The meaning 'put' in Yoruba expressed by combining fi with a relevant locative preposition, such as sí or lé. There is a possessive alternation with this verb; but this is marginal, as it is restricted to a possessive situation.
Schema: 1 V 2 LOC3
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | putter | Ø | A |
| 2 | put thing | Ø | P |
| 3 | putting goal | LOC | L |
| (89) |
Ade fi owó sí àpò mi Ade fi owó sí àpò mi. Ade Ade fi take owó money sí put àpò pocket mi 1SG.POSS Ade put some money in my pocket. |
| (195) |
Adé fi owó lé orí mi. Adé fi owó lé oríì mi. Adé Ade fi take owó money lé PREP oríi head.POSS mi 1SG.POSS Ade put money on my head. |
| (196) |
Adé fi owó lé mi ní orí Adé fi owó lé mi ní orí. Adé Ade fi put owó money lé PREP mi 1SG.O ní PREP orí head Ade put money on my head. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
