Language: Nǀǀng
Contributors: Martina Ernszt and Alena Witzlack-Makarevich and Tom Güldemann
References: Güldemann et al. 2010.0
Verb meaning: CARRY [carry]
Comment: means to carry s.th. in one's arms or on one's back; appears sometimes with unclear -a suffix
Schema: 1 V 2
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carrier | Ø | A |
| 2 | carried thing | Ø | P |
| (23) |
A ke si ǃxau tya ǁhaan. a 2SG ke FOC si IRR ǃxau carry tya that ǁhaan bag You must carry that bag. |
| (76) |
A ke si ǃxaua na (i) ǁxaan. a 2SG ke FOC si IRR ǃxau-a carry-BEN na 1SG.DAT i DAT ǁxaan bag You must carry that bag for me (e.g. because it is too heavy for me). Comment: This is an example of the Benefactive alternation which is productive and completely regular and therefore not included as an alternation in the database. |
| (77) |
Kua ǃxaua ǁxaan, ku ǁʼaa ku aa ǂooa i. kua 3H.SG ǃxau-a carry-PFV ǁxaan bag ku 3H.SG ǁʼaa go.to ku 3H.SG aa give ǂoo-a man-DAT i DAT He carried the bag, he goes and gives it to the man. Comment: This example was given by F when asked for 'He carried the sack to the man.' It is a nice example that 'animate goal location arguments' are treated in a number of different ways. Here, F avoids both the Benefactive and the V V(path) alternation and rather splits the event constructions into two subevents in two clauses. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Alternation class | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
