Language: Zenzontepec Chatino
Contributors: Eric Campbell
Simplex verb
Verb meaning: DIE [die]
Comment: /nku-aji/; CPL-die
Schema: V 1
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dieer | Ø | S |
| (51) |
nku-jwi ti_ na na kwi_chi! -V7 nakwe& le_7 le_7 tela_ wi7 nku-jwi ti_ na nyate_& -V7 Nkujwi tą̄ na kwīchíiʔ nakwę lēʔ lēʔ telā wiʔ nkujwi tą̄ nyatę̄eʔ. nku-jwi CPL-die tī EMPH na ART na ART kwīchí=Vʔ jaguar=DEM nakwę say(.3) lēʔ then lēʔ then telā night wiʔ DEM nku-jwi CPL-die tī EMPH na ART nyatę̄=Vʔ person=DEM The jaguar died, they say, and then that night the person died. |
| (52) |
tzaka tzaka nyate_& ja_ nu tzu_7 ntey-aja -u_7. ntey-aja nu chu n-kaa_ wiska_ Nteyaja nu chu nkaā wiskā. ntey-aja PRG-die nu NOM chu NOM.HUM n-kaā CPL-be wiskā churchwarden Those who were churchwardens are dying. |
| (53) |
nku-jwi ni7 ki!7yu_ -V! Nkujwi niʔ kíʔyūú. nku-jwi CPL-die niʔ 3SG.RSP kíʔyū=V́ male=DEM The man died. |
| (54) |
na kwe!na_ -V! nku-jwi lo!7o_ na ya la!ti_ -V! Na kwénāá nkujwi lóʔō na ya látīí. na ART kwénā=V́ snake=DEM nku-jwi CPL-die lóʔō RN.with na ART ya CLF.wood látī=V́ thin=DEM The snake died by stick. |
| (167) |
Kutza nkaʔne jyą́ʔ nkū-túʔu lyātá ná tula ʔne=ą̄ʔ chaa=ą̄ʔ jā k-aja=ą̄ʔ xī tāká=ą̄ʔ. kutza difficult nka-ʔne CPL-do jiʔį̄=ą̄ʔ RN=1SG nkū-túʔu CPL-leave lyātá ditch ná NEG tula what ʔne=ą̄ʔ POT.do=1SG chaa=ą̄ʔ POT.go.BASE=1SG jā CONJ k-aja=ą̄ʔ POT-die=1SG xī NOM.LOC tāká=ą̄ʔ ADJ.be=1SG It was difficult for me to make my ditch (for the ditch to come out), but there is nothing for me to do. I better just go, so I may die in my own land (where I live). |
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