nąąxgų

Language: Hoocąk (Wisconsin Hoocąk)

Contributors: Iren Hartmann

Simplex verb

Verb meaning: HEAR [hear]

Comment: can also mean 'understand, listen'

Basic coding frame

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

# Microrole Coding set Argument type
1 hearer act.V A
2 heard sound obj:und.V P
Examples for basic coding frame:
(576)

Tee nąąraxgų?
tee
this
nąą<ra>xgų
<2.A>hear
Did you hear this?

(577)

Cąąkeja wanįkra wanąąxgųnąkšąną.
cąąk-eeja
outside-there
wanįk=ra
bird=DEF
wa-nąą<ha>xgų=nąk=šąną
OBJ.3PL-<1E.A>hear=POS.NTL=DECL
I'm listening to the birds outside/I am hearing the birds outside.

(579)

Nąįraxgų, jaagu hihera?
nąą<hį-ra>xgų
<1E.U-2.A>hear
jaagu
what
hihe=ra
say\1E.A=DEF
Did you hear what I said?

Alternations

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