nka-to-kāchíʔ

Language: Zenzontepec Chatino

Contributors: Eric Campbell

Complex verb

Verb meaning: HIDE [hide]

Comment: /nka-u-to-kāchíʔ/; CPL-CAUS-TRN.be.inside-hidden

Examples: see at the bottom

Basic coding frame

Schema: V 1 jiʔį̄+2 jiʔį̄+3

# Microrole Coding set Argument type
1 hider Ø A
2 hidden thing jiʔį̄+NP P
3 hiding affectee jiʔį̄+NP P
Examples for basic coding frame:
(246)

Mariyāá nkatōkāchíʔ chaja jį̄ jwaā.
mariyā=V́
María=DEM
nka-tō-kāchíʔ
CPL.CAUS-TRN.be.inside-hidden
chaja
tortilla
jiʔį̄
RN
jwaā
Juan
María hid the tortillas from Juan.

Comment: This can also mean 'María hid Juan's tortillas'.

Alternations

Alternation Derived coding frame Alternation class Occurs Comment # Ex.

Examples

(247)

Ntzuʔukāchíʔ nu kíʔyū.
ntz-uʔu-kāchíʔ
STAT-be.inside-hidden
nu
NOM
kíʔyū
male
The man is hidden.

Comment: This example illustrates the intransitive verb from which HUG (tr.) is derived.