Datapoint Kuot / Action Nominal Constructions

Language:Kuot
Feature:Action Nominal Constructions by Maria Koptjevskaja-Tamm
Value:Restricted

Examples

Sentence igt-2129:
nupinap ieŋ u tie tinin u lə mur u
nupinap
dance.an
ieŋ
3f.possII.3f
u
3f
tie
there
tinin
team(f)
u
3f
attr
mur
good
u
3f
‘the good dancing of that team’ (or: ‘the dancing of that good team’)
Sentence igt-2130:
Palala=tuŋ o [u nupiap ma keip mi lə gigina am].
Palala=tuŋ
be.fed.up=1sg.subj
o
3f.poss1
[u
dummy
nupiap
carry.an(f)
ma
pl.poss.1
keip
basket.nsg
mi
3pl
attr
gigina
heavy
am].
pl
‘I’m fed up with carrying heavy baskets.