mąącgis

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.

Basic coding frame

Schema: 1 2 und[2].act[1].V

# Microrole Coding set Argument type
1 cutter act.V A
2 cut thing obj:und.V P
Examples for basic coding frame:
(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!

Alternations

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