Language: Zenzontepec Chatino
Contributors: Eric Campbell
Complex verb
Verb meaning: ROLL [roll]
Comment: /nku-lā-misę̄/; CPL-get.set.free-roll; The pCh root that meant 'roll' was -isę̄, but this verb no longer occurs on its own in ZEN. There are several verbs with rolling in their meaning, but this is the one that would be used for a ball rolling.
Schema: V 1
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rolling entity | Ø | S |
| (220) |
Ketuʔu yuu kilamisę̄. k-e-t-uʔu POT-AUX.down-TRN-be.inside yuu earth ki-la-misę̄ POT-get.loose-roll If the land caves in, we would go rolling. |
| (221) |
Nkulāmisę̄ sūʔwá jwāá lō nu yakīʔyáyu lita. nku-lā-misę̄ CPL-get.loose-roll s-ūʔwá POSS-load jwaā=V́ Juan=DEM lō when nu NOM y-a-k-īʔyá=yu CPL-go.NBASE-POT-transport=3SG.M lita ear.of.corn Juan's load rolled when he went to haul corn. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Alternation class | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
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