Language: Yorùbá (Standard Yoruba)
Contributors: Joseph Atoyebi
Simplex verb
Verb meaning: EAT [eat]
Comment: This is a transitive verb; if the verb has a direct object with a possessive construction, it can occur in the possessive alternation.
Schema: 1 V 2
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eater | Ø | A |
| 2 | eaten food | Ø | P |
| (1) |
Ade je̩ è̩wà. Ade Ade je̩ eat è̩wà beans Ade ate beans. |
| (173) |
Ade je̩ ónje̩è̩ mi Ade je̩ ónje̩è̩ mi. Ade Ade je̩ eat ónje̩è̩ food.POSS mi 1SG.POSS Ade ate my food. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Alternation class | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
