Language: Jaminjung (Both Jaminjung and Ngaliwurru varieties)
Contributors: Eva Schultze-Berndt
Complex verb
Verb meaning: LOAD [load]
Comment: Complex verb. Lit. 'be in an open-top container or vessel + PUT'. The closest equivalent to 'load' thus refers to a configuration of the "load" in an open container. Another translation equivalent would be the same as under FILL.
Schema: 1-erg 2-abs LOC3 subj[1].obj[2].V
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | loader | NP-erg subj.V | A |
| 2 | loaded thing | NP-abs obj.V | P |
| 3 | loading place | LOC | X |
| (105) |
Gagawurli bagurr burr-arra-nyi, (...) mugurruni burrarranyi bagurrbagurr. gagawuli long.yam bagurr inside.container burr-arra-nyi 3PL.A:3SG.P-put-PST.IPFV mugurru-ni paperbark.cooliman-LOC burra-rra-nyi 3PL.A:3SG.P-put-PST.IPFV bagurr-bagurr RDP-inside.container They used to load the long yam in there, they used to put it in the paperbark cooliman. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Alternation class | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
