Datapoint Yagua / Action Nominal Constructions

Language:Yagua
Feature:Action Nominal Constructions by Maria Koptjevskaja-Tamm
Value:Sentential

Examples

Sentence igt-2872:
Sa párųy tyániy maa rí íva sa quíivų́y su jada yu.
Sa
3sg
párųy
end
tyániy
caus
maa
perf
rí
inan
íva
dat
sa
3sg
quíivų́y
deceive
su
trans
jada
an
yu.
refl
She had made him finish deceive himself
Sentence igt-2873:
sa sííy maa jíy jimúútya janu jų̀ níí
sa
3sg
sííy
run
maa
prf
jíy
cor1
jimúútya
help
janu
an
jų̀
adlat
níí
3sg
’He has run to help him.’ (Lit.: ’He has run towards his helping him.’)

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