Language: Zenzontepec Chatino
Contributors: Eric Campbell
Complex verb
Verb meaning: BRING [bring]
Comment: /y-aa-lóʔō/; CPL-go.NBASE-RN.with; Applicative of 'go' or 'come' is 'take' or 'bring'. The bringing recipient or locational goal is optional.
Schema: V 1 jiʔį̄+2 jiʔį̄+3
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bringer | Ø | A |
| 2 | brought thing | jiʔį̄+NP | P |
| 3 | bringing recipient | jiʔį̄+NP | P |
| (72) |
Tzalóʔō nāáʔ kichi. Tyūkwáxikǭǫ́ʔ jiʔį̄ tzūʔ lātzá jā kóō. Chāʔą̄ jiʔį̄. Kóō. tz-aa-lóʔō POT-go.NBASE-RN.with nāáʔ 1SG kichi quern tyūkwá-xikǭ=ą̄ʔ POT.sit-arm=1SG jiʔį̄ RN(.3) tzūʔ during lātzá early.morning jā CONJ k-óō POT-grind.2SG chāʔą̄ POT.wash.2SG jiʔį̄ RN(.3) k-óō POT-grind.2SG I will take the quern. I'll carry it on my shoulder in the morning because you will grind. You will wash it. You will grind. |
| (198) |
"Wī lyakwā tzalóʔōǫ kitē" nakwę kūnáʔa. wī and lyakwā why tz-aa-lóʔō=ą POT-go.NBASE-RN.with=1PL.INCL kitē pine nakwę say(.3) kūnáʔa female "And why are we going to take pine?", said the woman. Comment: The goal is unexpressed but understood from the context. |
| (205) |
Nkyalóʔō na nkwítzą kūnáʔaá jnā liwrūú jnīʔ matrū skwelāá. nk-yaa-lóʔō CPL-come.BASE-RN.with na ART nkwítzą child kūnáʔa=V́ female=DEM jiʔį̄ RN na ART liwrū=V́ book=DEM jiʔį̄ RN niʔ 3SG.RSP matrū master skwelā=V́ school=DEM The child brought the book to the teacher. Comment: This example contains the applicative of the verb 'come' rather than GO, but it works exactly the same for GO. |
| (206) |
La kii tz-a-lóʔō=kāʔá=ą̄ʔ jį̄. la as.far.as kii tomorrow tz-aa-lóʔō=kāʔá=ą̄ʔ POT-go.NBASE-RN.with=again=1SG jiʔį̄ RN(.3) Tomorrow I will take him again. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Alternation class | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
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