etejo

Unknown verb

Verb meaning: TELL [tell]

Basic coding frame

Schema: 1-nom 2-dir 3-acc V

# Microrole Coding set Argument type
1 teller NP-nom A
2 tellee NP-dir X
3 told content NP-acc P
Examples for basic coding frame:
(67)

U ili uusi jamut eteorita neu etejok.
u
det
ili
little
uusi
child
jamut
woman
eteori-ta
story-acc
ne-u
1sg-dir
etejo-k
tell-pfv
The little girl told me a story.

(318)

Achaim, emou ne etejobae.
achai-m
mister-pl
emo-u
2pl.refl-dir
ne
1sg
etejo-bae
tell-des
Gentlemen, I want to tell you (...).

Comment: Many of the Yaqui narratives begin with these words of introduction.

See Estrada Fernández et al. 2010.0: [85]

Alternations

Alternation Derived coding frame Alternation class Occurs Comment # Ex.