rngs

Language: Nen

Contributors: Nicholas Evans

References: Evans 2010.0; Evans nd

Complex verb

Verb meaning: BOIL [boil]

Comment: This also means 'make a noise' and 'smart, sting'. The causative meaning counterpart is expressed by the formally unrelated transitive verb zeys 'to cook, to boil' .

Basic coding frame

Schema: 1-abs V.act[1]

# Microrole Coding set Argument type
1 boiled thing NP-abs & V.act X
Examples for basic coding frame:
(141)

Nu nrnde.
nu
water
n-rn-de
M:α-boil-ND:IPF:3sgA
The water is boiling.

Alternations

Alternation Derived coding frame Alternation class Occurs Comment # Ex.