kiwinḡs

Language: Nen

Contributors: Nicholas Evans

References: Evans 2010.0; Evans nd

Complex verb

Verb meaning: MEET [meet]

Comment: The RR form of the perfective-oriented verb, inḡs meaning 'catch sight of' can be used with the meaning 'meet'; note that for unexpected meetings the β-prefix is used in the past tense instead of the expected α-form.

Basic coding frame

Schema: 1-abs 2-com V.act[1]

# Microrole Coding set Argument type
1 meeter NP-abs & V.act X
2 met person NP-com I
Examples for basic coding frame:
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Ynd tande ägmser äräba kiwinḡam déḡdéḡan wrng endn.
ynd
1sgABS
tande
1sgGEN
ägmser
enemy
är-äba
person-COM
k-iw-inḡ-a-m
M:β-RR-meet-DU:PF-1nsgA
déḡdéḡan
accidentally
wrng
forest
end-n
path-LOC
I accidentally met my enemy on a bush track.

Alternations

Alternation Derived coding frame Alternation class Occurs Comment # Ex.