Language: Zenzontepec Chatino
Contributors: Eric Campbell
Complex verb
Verb meaning: RAIN [rain]
Comment: /nkwi-eʔe/; CPL-go.down (rain); lexicalized complex
Examples: see at the bottom
Schema: V
Examples for basic coding frame:| (179) |
Nkūkúti na yuú jā léē léē nkwiʔe choo. nkū-kúti CPL-soften na ART yuu=V́ earth=DEM jā CONJ léē very léē strong nkwi-ʔe CPL-go.down choo rain The earth became soft because it rained very hard. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Alternation class | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (178) |
Choo keʔekāʔá nyaʔana. choo rain k-eʔe=kāʔá POT-go.down=again nyaʔa=na HAB.see=1PL.INCL It looks like it is going to rain again. |
