Language: Zenzontepec Chatino
Contributors: Eric Campbell
Complex verb
Verb meaning: BE DRY [be-dry]
Comment: 'be dry' is an adjective. Inchoative 'become dry' is a verb zero-derived from it or derived by versive prefix i-. Causative 'dry it' is -u-xíti, where the /w/ is replaced by /x/, which is a palatized form of the TRN prefix s-) and causative u- is added.
Schema: V 1
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dry thing | Ø | S |
| (213) |
Léē ta witi ntii tuʔwaāʔ. léē very ta already witi dry nt-ii HAB-feel tuʔwa=ą̄ʔ mouth=1SG My mouth feels very dried out. Comment: -ii means 'feel' and not 'want' in this example. |
| (214) |
Tī ná keʔe choo jā kiwiti nu nku-chata=na. tī COND ná NEG k-eʔe POT-go.down choo rain jā CONJ ki-witi POT-dry nu NOM nku-chata=na CPL-replant=1PL.INCL If it doesn't rain, the crop (what we planted) will dry out. |
| (215) |
Ntewitiri ntii tī tyá=āʔ. nte-witi=ri PRG-dry=only nt-ii HAB-feel tī EMPH tyáą=ą̄ʔ throat=1SG My throat dries up on me a lot. Comment: -ii means 'feel' in this example. |
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