Language: Hoocąk (Wisconsin Hoocąk)
Contributors: Iren Hartmann
Simplex verb
Verb meaning: CUT [cut]
Comment: There are many verbs in Hoocąk that can express the meaning 'cut', depending on what is cut, how it is cut and what the cut-up pieces look like.
Schema: 1 2 und[2].act[1].V
# | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
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1 | cutter | act.V | A |
2 | cut thing | obj:und.V | P |
(196) |
Ceewasnį wikįnį(ha)jara hanąąc wamąracgis? ceewasnį_wikįnįja=ra cheese=DEF hanąąc all wa-mąą<ra>cgis OBJ.3PL-<2.A>cut Did you cut all the cheeses? |
(197) |
Mąįracgisšąną! mąą<hį-ra>cgis-šąną <1E.U-2.A>cut-DECL You cut me! |
(200) |
Nąąpra hįmąįracgisšąną! nąąp=ra hand=DEF hį-mąą<hį-ra>cgis=šąną 1E.U-<1E.U-2.A>cut=DECL You cut me on the hand! |
Alternation | Derived coding frame | Alternation class | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
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