Language: Ojibwe (Odawa)
Contributors: J. Randolph Valentine and Mary Ann Corbiere
Verb meaning: DRESS [dress]
Comment: This is a simple causative of a VAI, biiskon'ye; biiskon'ye means 'get dressed.' adding the /h/ makes it causative, i.e., dress someone (else)
Examples: see at the bottom
Schema: 1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dresser | subjA.V | A |
| 2 | dressee | V.objI | P |
| (49) |
Wgii-biiskon'yehgoon kwezens wgashwan. o-gii-biiskonayeh-igoo-an 3ERG-PAST-dress.AN-INV-OBV akwezens girl.AN o-gashiw-an 3POSS-mother.AN-OBV Her mother dressed the girl (i.e., her own daughter). |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Alternation class | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (11) |
Gii-biiskon’yehgoon kwezens ’gashwan Gii-biiskon’yehgoon kwezens ’gashwan. o-gii=biizikonaye-ih-igo-an 3ERG-PAST=wear.clothes/dress.AI-CAUS.TR.AN-INV-OBV akwezens girl.AN o-gashiw-an 3POSS-mother.AN-OBV The girl (prox.) was dressed by her mother (obv.). |
