Language: Zenzontepec Chatino
Contributors: Eric Campbell
Simplex verb
Verb meaning: GRIND [grind]
Comment: /nkay-oō/; CPL-grind; The inchoative of 'grind' exists, but it is suppletive. The intransitive verb is -uwe (see ex. #73). It is rare to express the instrument with the verb 'grind' because it is assumed to be a grinding stone (quern) or in recent times an electric mill, because 99% of the time people are speaking about grinding corn to make tortillas. The instrument NP is certainly optional. Example #73 illustrates the intransitive counterpart verb. However, it is not related via any alternation, as the verb pair is suppletive and not derivational.
Examples: see at the bottom
Schema: V 1 jiʔį̄+2 (lóʔō+3)
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grinder | Ø | A |
| 2 | ground thing | jiʔį̄+NP | P |
| 3 | grinding instrument | lóʔō+NP | I |
| (71) |
Kii nī kōóūʔ jnū wá nī kakuna. kii tomorrow nī now k-ōó=ūʔ POT-grind=3PL jiʔį̄ RN nu NOM wá DEM nī now k-aku=na POT-eat=1PL.INCL Tomorrow they are going to grind it so that we can eat. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Alternation class | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (73) |
Kuweri tzoʔō tzoʔō lēʔ kōʔó=ǫ jiʔį̄ tza tasā xīyáʔ=ri. k-uwe=ri POT-get.ground=only tzoʔō well tzoʔō well lēʔ then k-ōʔó=ą POT-drink=1PL.INCL jiʔį̄ RN tza one tasā cup xīyáʔ=ri small=only It gets ground very fine and then one drinks just a small cup. Comment: This example illustrates the intransitive counterpart verb of the transitive verb 'grind'. The verb pair is suppletive and not related derivationally. |
