gbá

Simplex verb

Verb meaning: HIT [hit]

Comment: A transitive verb; in the basic construction, the instrument argument is introduced by fi. Of the two verbs with the meaning HIT, only gbá occurs in the possessive alternation and in the Fi-ní alternation.

Examples: see at the bottom

Basic coding frame

Schema: 1 V 2

#	Microrole	Coding set	Argument type
1	hitter	Ø	A
2	hittee	Ø	P

Examples for basic coding frame:

(175)

Ade gbá oríi mi Ade gbá oríi mi. Ade Ade gbá hit oríi head.POSS mi 1SG.POSS Ade hit my head.

Alternations

Alternation	Derived coding frame	Alternation class	Occurs	Comment	# Ex.
		--any-- Rearranging Augmenting Decreasing Identifying	--any-- Regularly No data Marginally

Examples

(53)	Ade fi orógùn gbá oríi mi Ade fi orógùn gbá oríi mi. Ade Ade fi take orógùn spatula gbá hit oríi head.POSS mi 1SG.POSS Ade hit my head with a spatula. / Ade hit me on the head with a spatula.