BivalTyp

‘avoid’

Argument frame: X (avoid) Y
Stimulus sentence: (P. owes M. a huge sum of money, which he cannot return. Instead of this) P. avoids M .
Predicate label Ru: избегать
Argument frame Ru: X (избегать) Y -а
Stimulus sentence Ru: (П. должен М. крупную сумму денег, которую не может вернуть. Поэтому) П. избегает М .

Abaza *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Adyghe (West Circassian) zə-šʼə-ʒəje

Valency pattern: ERG_LOC
X: ERG
Y: LOC
Locus: Y
dirjekterə-m č̣ʼelejeʁaǯʼe-m zə-šʼ-j-e-ʒə-je
director- obl teacher- obl rfl . abs - loc -3 sg . erg - dyn -throw- lat
‘The director avoids the teacher.’

Aghul *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Akhvakh (Northern) biχχuruƛa

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
pataħi musa wuk’-iɬɬa wuχχ-ero guƛa
pn pn m .be- cv :where m .remain- ipf . ptcp . m m . cop . neg
‘Patahi doesn’t stay (in the place) where Musa is.’
Note: Not included in the database because Y is expressed as an NP within a dependent clause.

Andi (Zilo) <w>-utʃ’.u-mado

Valency pattern: NOM_CONT.EL
X: NOM
Y: CONT.EL
Locus: Y
ali muħammadi-tʃ’u-kːu w-utʃ’.u-mado
pn [ m ][ nom ] pn - cont - el m -avoid. pst - prog
‘Ali is avoiding Muhammad.’

Arabic (Jewish Baghdadi) šrd

Valency pattern: SBJ_men
X: SBJ
Y: men
Locus: Y
Abrahām qa-yǝšrǝd mǝn-Maryam
pn prs -run_away. ipf .3 m from pn
‘Abraham avoids Maryam.’

Arabic (Northern Syrian) tfāda

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Aḥmad yətfāda Mḥammad
pn avoid. ipfv .3 m pn
‘Ahmad avoids Muhammad.’

Arabic (South Levantine, Nazareth) ǧ.n.b

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Shadi bitǧannab Reem
pn avoid. prs .3 m . sg pn
‘Shadi avoids Reem.’

Arabic (standard) taǧannaba

Valency pattern: TR
X: NOM
Y: ACC
Locus: TR
Badr-un yataǧannabu Maryam-a
pn - nom avoid. ipf .3 m pn - acc
‘Badr avoids Maryam.’

Archi -akːus e-qʼas + NEG

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
paša moħommad-li-s w-akːu-s w-e<r>qʼə-r-ši w-i-tʼu
pn pn - obl - dat 1-see- inf 1-< ipfv >reach- ipfv - advz 1-be- neg
‘Pasha avoids Muhammad’ (lit. ‘Pasha tries not to be seen by Muhammad’).
Note: Not included in the database because Y is expressed as an NP within a dependent clause.

Armenian (Eastern) xusap’el

Valency pattern: NOM_ABL
X: NOM
Y: ABL
Locus: Y
Petros-ə xusap’um+ē Mher-ic’
pn [ nom ]- def avoid: prs :3 sg pn - abl
‘Petros avoids Mher.’

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic +ṭašə gana

Valency pattern: SBJ_men
X: SBJ
Y: men
Locus: Y
+Ašur gan-u +ṭašuy-o=l mən švav-u
pn refl ( f )- p .3 m hide(tr). prog - p .3 f =3 m from neighbour( m )- p .3 m
‘Ashur avoids his neighbor’ (lit. ‘hides himself from his neighbor’).

Avar ɬutize

Valency pattern: NOM_EL
X: NOM
Y: EL
Locus: Y
ʕali ɬut-ule-w w-ugo aħmad-i-dasa
pn flee- ipf . ptcp - m m - cop pn - obl - el
‘Ali avoids Ahmad.’

Azerbaijani çəkinmək

Valency pattern: NOM_ABL
X: NOM
Y: ABL
Locus: Y
Aslan Rǝsul-dan çǝk-in-ir
pn pn - abl pull- refl - ipfv (3)
‘Aslan avoids Rasul.’

Bafut nkɣə̂

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
àmbɛ́ à nkɣə̂ sùù
pn sm run pn
‘Ambe avoids Suh.’

Bambara fɛ́ngɛ

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Sékù bɛ Fántà fɛ́ngɛ
pn ipfv pn avoid
‘Seku avoids Fanta.’

Bartangi

Valency pattern: NOM_EL
X: NOM
Y: EL
Locus: Y
Ahmed az Abdullo zibīn-t
pn el pn jump-3 sg
‘Ahmed avoids Abdullo.’
Note: This is not a DOM pattern.

Belarusian pazbiahać

Valency pattern: NOM_GEN
X: NOM
Y: GEN
Locus: Y
Alieś pazbiaha-je Alien-y
pn [ nom . sg ] avoid( ipfv )- prs .3 sg pn - gen . sg
‘Ales avoids Alena.’

Budugh çekinmi yıxhar

Valency pattern: NOM_ABL
X: NOM
Y: ABL
Locus: Y
aslan rosul-a'r çekinmi yıxhar-i
pn pn - abl avoid m .be. ipfv - nonpst
‘Aslan avoids Rasul.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Bulgarian izbyagvam

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Petăr izbyagva Mihail
pn avoid( ipfv ). prs .3 sg pn
‘Petar avoids Mihail.’

Catalan evitar

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
en Pere evit-a en Marc
def . sg . m pn ( m ) avoid-3 sg . prs . ind def . sg . m pn ( m )
‘Pere avoids Marc.’

Chechen ida

Valency pattern: ERG_LAT
X: ERG
Y: LAT
Locus: Y
Islam-as Nadir-ax idu
i - erg pn - lat go: iter . prs
‘Islam avoids Nadir.’

Chinese (Mandarin) duǒ

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Zhāngsān duǒ zhe Lǐsì
pn avoid dur pn
‘Zhangsan avoids Lisi.’

Chirag *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Croatian izbjegavati

Valency pattern: TR
X: NOM
Y: ACC
Locus: TR
Per-o izbjegava Miš-u
pn - nom . sg avoid( ipfv ). prs .3 sg pn - acc . sg
‘Pero avoids Mišo.’

Czech vyhýbat se

Valency pattern: NOM_DAT
X: NOM
Y: DAT
Locus: Y
Petr se vyhýbá Michal-ovi
pn ( m )[ nom . sg ] refl . acc avoid( ipfv ). prs .3 sg pn ( m )- dat . sg
‘Petr avoids Michal.’

Danish undgå

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Peter prøve-r at undgå Marie
pn try- prs to avoid. inf pn
‘Peter tries to avoid Marie.’

Dargwa (Itsari) gu-r-B-irxː-araj

Valency pattern: ABS_ANTE.EL
X: ABS
Y: ANTE.EL
Locus: Y
Islam Nadir-ri-sa-r gu-r-irxː-a=ca-w
pn ( abs ) pn - obl - ante - el sub - el -( m )hide. ipfv - prs = cop - m
‘Islam avoids Nadir.’

Dargwa (Kadar) ha-CL-CL-uh-es / ha-CL-CL-ur-es

Valency pattern: NOM_EL
X: NOM
Y: EL
Locus: Y
meħamad ha-w-0-ur-ar rasu-j-zaka
pn away - m - m -become. ipfv - th pn - obl - el
‘Muhammad avoids Rasul.’

Dargwa (Kaytag) tekli vihara

Valency pattern: NOM_ANTEL
X: NOM
Y: ANTEL
Locus: Y
Petja Miša-sar tekli=ca
pn pn - antel separate= cop (3)
‘Petja avoids Misha.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Dargwa (Kubachi)

Valency pattern: ERG_COM
X: ERG
Y: COM
Locus: Y
gal-di-l deni-l-cːila aχː-ekʷa-la d-iq'-ul=saw
boy- obl - erg neighbor- obl - com good- cop . neg - gen npl -do. ipfv - prog . cnv = cop : m (3)
‘The boy avoids his neighbour.’

Dargwa (Tsudakhar) *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
uršːi-li-z unra w-aˤħ ačː-ible ʡaˤ-b-ikː-ule=sab
boy- obl - dat neighbor m -face hit. pfv - pret . cnv neg - n -like/want- prog . cnv = cop : n (3)
‘The boy does not want to encounter his neighbor.’
Note: Not included in the database because the translation deviates too far from the stimulus sentence.

Dargwa (Tsugni) gu-rka-b-isː-i / gu-rka-b-ilsː-i

Valency pattern: NOM_ANTE.ABL.DOWN
X: NOM
Y: ANTE.ABL.DOWN
Locus: Y
durħaˤ zumra-sa-rka gu-rka-ls-unne=caj
boy neighbor- ante - abl . down sub - abl . down -( m )lie. ipfv - cnv . prog = cop : m (3)
‘The boy avoids his neighbor.’

Dutch ontlopen

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Piet ontloop-t Marie
pn (С) avoid-3 sg pn (С)
‘Piet avoids Marie.’

Enets (Forest) *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
vasʲa tɔju entʃe-goz kudʲiku-on kanʲe-ga
pn that person. obl - abl . sg far- prol . sg leave( pfv )- disc .3 sg . s
‘Vasja keeps leaving farther from that person’.
Note: Not included in the dataset because the translation deviates too far from the stimulus sentence.

English avoid

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Peter avoids Mary.

Estonian vältima

Valency pattern: NOM_PART
X: NOM
Y: PART
Locus: Y
Peeter väldi-b Mareti-t
pn . sg . nom avoid- prs .3 sg pn - sg . part
‘Peeter avoids Maret.’

Finnish vältellä

Valency pattern: NOM_PART
X: NOM
Y: PART
Locus: Y
Pekka vältt-el-ee Matti-a
pn . nom avoid- freq - prs .3 sg pn - part
‘Pekka avoids Matti.’

French éviter

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Paul évite Marie
pn ( m ) avoid. prs .3 sg pn ( f )
‘Paul avoids Marie.’

Gascon escantís

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Pau escantís a Maria
pn avoid. prs .3 sg to pn
‘Pau avoids Maria.’

Gban bò

Valency pattern: SBJ_di
X: SBJ
Y: di
Locus: Y
Zá̰ ‶ bȍ Mɔ̰̈bì di̋
pn 3 sg ipfv \remove pn under
‘Zan avoids Monbi.’

Georgian tav-s Ø-a-rid-eb-s (PRS)

Valency pattern: ERG_DAT
X: ERG
Y: DAT
Locus: Y
p'et're-Ø mašo-s tav-s Ø-a-rid-eb-s
pn - nom pn - dat refl - dat do 3- fact -avoid- sm - s 3 sg
‘Petre avoids Masho.’

German meiden

Valency pattern: TR
X: NOM
Y: ACC
Locus: TR
Karl meide-t Marie
pn [ nom . sg ] avoid- prs .3 sg pn [ acc . sg ]
‘Karl avoids Marie.’

Hebrew (modern) mitχamek

Valency pattern: SBJ_mi
X: SBJ
Y: mi
Locus: Y
Pinχas mitχamek mi Menaχem
pn avoid[ ptcp . sg . m ] from pn
‘Pinchas avoids Menachem.’

Hindi dūr rahnā

Valency pattern: DIR_ABL
X: DIR
Y: ABL
Locus: Y
Pratīk Mohan se dūr rah-t-ā hɛ
pn ( m ). sg . dir pn ( m ). sg . obl abl far stay- ipfv - m . sg prs .3 sg
‘Prateek avoids Mohan,’ lit. ‘Prateek stays away from Mohan.’

Indonesian (standard) meng-hindar

Valency pattern: SBJ_dari
X: SBJ
Y: dari
Locus: Y
Ahmad meng-hindar dari Ade
pn act -dodge from pn
‘Ahmad avoids Ade.’

Irish déan sheachaint

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Dein-eann Pól Máire a sheachaint.
make- prs pn pn trans avoid
‘Pól avoids Máire.’
Note: This translation contains a nominalized clause. However, the use of "a" (with lenition) indicates that the verb is transitive.

Italian evitare

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Leo evit-a Maria
pn ( m ) avoid-3 sg . prs pn ( f )
‘Leo avoids Maria.’

Karata č’č’warč’č’aaɬa

Valency pattern: NOM_CONTEL
X: NOM
Y: CONTEL
Locus: Y
ʕali č’č’warč’č’a-ada idja aħmat’-i-č’ogal
pn flee- ipf cop pn - obl - contel
‘Ali avoids Ahmat.’

Kazakh qaš

Valency pattern: NOM_ABL
X: NOM
Y: ABL
Locus: Y
Petya Maša-dan qaš-ïp žür
pn pn - abl avoid- cvb go.3 sg
‘Petya avoids Masha.’

Khanty (Kazym) χǒntǝtˊλǝti

Valency pattern: NOM_NOMewelt
X: NOM
Y: NOMewelt
Locus: Y
petr-en was’a-j-ǝλ ewǝλt χǒntǝtˊλ-ǝλ
pn - poss .2 sg pn - ep - poss .3 sg from avoid- npst [3 sg ]
‘Petja avoids Vasja.’

Khoekhoe ǂgō-sen

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: OBL
Locus: TR
Petru-b ge Maria-s-a ra ǂgō-sen
pn -3 m . sg decl pn -3 f . sg - obl ipfv hide_behind- refl
‘Peter avoids Maria.’

Khwarshi j/iča

Valency pattern: ABS_CONT.EL
X: ABS
Y: CONT.EL
Locus: Y
fatima j-ič-ha šamil-qo-žo
pn ii -run.away- prs pn - cont - el
‘Fatima avoids Shamil.’

Komi-Permyak пышшавны

Valency pattern: NOM_shogja
X: NOM
Y: shogja
Locus: Y
Петя пышшав-ö Маша-ыс шогъя
pn избегать- prs .3 pn - p .3 от
‘Петя избегает Машу.’

Komi-Zyrian pi̮šji̮ni̮

Valency pattern: NOM_ELA
X: NOM
Y: ELA
Locus: Y
Pet'a pi̮šjal-e̮ Maša-i̮ś
pn run_away- prs .3 pn - ela
‘Petja avoids Masha.’

Kpelle (Guinean) hwálaŋ ɓó

Valency pattern: SBJ_bha
X: SBJ
Y: bha
Locus: Y
Pépèe káa vàláŋ̀ mó-í Hèhee ɓà
pn cop 3 sg \avoidance implement- inf pn on1
‘Pepee is avoiding Hehee.’

Kryz (Alik) çekinmiş xhiyic

Valency pattern: NOM_PART
X: NOM
Y: PART
Locus: Y
terlan rasul-kar çekinmiş şe-re
pn pn - part withdraw be. ipfv - prs . m
‘Terlan avoids Rasul.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Kryz (Ismayilli) çakinmiş xhayic

Valency pattern: NOM_ADEL
X: NOM
Y: ADEL
Locus: Y
aslan rasul-i-var çakinmiş şe-re
pn pn - obl - adel shy be. ipf - prs . m
‘Aslan avoids Rasul.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Kryz (proper) kebt'ic

Valency pattern: NOM_SUBEL
X: NOM
Y: SUBEL
Locus: Y
aslan rasul-kir köt'ar-i
pn pn - subel avoid. ipf - prs . m
‘Aslan avoids Rasul.’

Kumyk baš qačɨrmaq

Valency pattern: NOM_ABL
X: NOM
Y: ABL
Locus: Y
basir musa-dan baš qač-ɨr-a
pn pn - abl head flee- caus -3 sg
‘Basir avoids Musa.’

Kurdish (Sorani) xo dizînewe

Valency pattern: SBJ.TR_le
X: SBJ.TR
Y: le
Locus: Y
Hîwa xoî le Kamr̂an-î de-diz-êt-ewe
pn himself from pn - obl ind -steal. prs -3 sg - asp
‘Hiwa avoids Kamran.’
Note: In the past tense, a pronominal clitic would be used to index the X argument. The OBL morpheme is used as a residual case marker here.

Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish) dûr ketin (intr)

Valency pattern: SBJ.INTR_jiOBL
X: SBJ.INTR
Y: jiOBL
Locus: Y
mêrik ji jinik-ê dûr di-kev-e
man from woman- obl . f far prs -fall. ipfv -3 sg
‘The man avoids the woman.’

Lak (Quba)

Valency pattern: NOM_SUPEL
X: NOM
Y: SUPEL
Locus: Y
kʼanaj Maħammad liq-la-j ur Rasul-du-j-atu
now pn flee- ipfv - cvb . ipfv 1.be. prs .3 p pn - obl - sup - el 1
‘Mohammad avoids Rasul.’

Latin vito

Valency pattern: TR
X: NOM
Y: ACC
Locus: TR
nec ego Brut-um vit-o
and_not i . nom pn ( m )- acc . sg avoid[ prs . ind ]- act .1 sg
‘I am not avoiding Brutus.’
Note: (Cic. Ep. ad Att. 12, 29)

Laz o-kt-u

Valency pattern: NOM_DAT
X: NOM
Y: DAT
Locus: Y
Käzim-i Fatma-s g-Ø-a-kt-en-Ø
pn - nom pn - dat prv - io 3- ver : r -avoid- sm - s 3 sg . inact
‘Käzim avoids Fatma.’

Lezgian (Yargun) gahatiz eqven

Valency pattern: NOM_SUB/POSTEL
X: NOM
Y: SUB/POSTEL
Locus: Y
Sahib Eldar-a-kaa gahat-iz eqve-zva
pn pn - obl - sub / postel run_away- imc walk. pfv / ipfv - prs
‎‎‎‘Sahib avoids Eldar.’

Macedonian odbegnuva

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: ACC
Locus: TR
Petar ja odbegnuva Maja
pn pro .3 sg . f . acc avoid( ipfv ). prs .3 sg pn
‘Petar avoids Maja.’

Maltese evita

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ġwanni jevita lil Mark
pn avoid. ipf . m .3 sg to pn
‘Ġwanni avoids Mark.’
Note: The preposition “lil” is not obligatory with this verb. This is an example of the DOM system.

Maninka (Eastern) mála

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Sékù yé Fántà mála-la.
pn be pn avoid- inf . la
‘Seku avoids Fanta.’

Mano mɛ́ kpɔ́

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
lɛ́ɛ̀ ŋ̄ mɛ́ kpɔ̄
3 sg . ipfv 1 sg prev put: ipfv
‘S/he avoids me.’

Mansi (Northern) ūrjalaxti

Valency pattern: NOM_EL
X: NOM
Y: EL
Locus: Y
am ūrjal-axt-ej-um ti ēlmxolas-ǝl
i keep- refl this person- el
‘I avoid this person.’

Mehweb ħagʷes res baqʼas

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
ilʔʷana Pajzula-li-ni Musa ħa-gʷ-es res b-iqʼ-uwe le-b
therefore pn - obl - erg pn neg -see: pfv - inf possibility n -do: ipfv - cvb be- n
‘Therefore, Pajzula is looking for a possibility to not see Musa.’
Note: Not included in the database because the translation deviates too far from the stimulus sentence.

Mingrelian dud-s Ø-u-čilit-u-an-s (PRS)

Valency pattern: ERG_DAT
X: ERG
Y: DAT
Locus: Y
čelo-Ø anučia-s du(d)-s Ø-u-čilit-u-an-s
pn - nom pn - dat refl - dat io 3- ver : o -avoid- r . ext - sm - s 3 sg
‘Chelo avoids Anuchia.’
Note: This verb phrase is a recent borrowing from Georgian.

Nanai xoliači-

Valency pattern: TR
X: NOM
Y: OBL
Locus: TR
Petia Maša-wa xole-a-či-ni
pn pn - obl walk_around- intr - ipfv . npst - p .3 sg
‘Petia avoids Masha.’

Nivkh *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Norwegian Bokmål å unngå

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Per unngå-r Ola
pn avoid- prs pn
‘Per avoids Ola.’

Oromo (West Central) ooda

Valency pattern: TR
X: NOM
Y: ABS
Locus: TR
obsaa-n tolaa ood-a
pn - nom pn . abs avoid-3 sg . m . ipfv
‘Obsa avoids Tola.’

Persian dūrī kardan

Valency pattern: NOM_azNOM
X: NOM
Y: azNOM
Locus: Y
ahmad az mariam dūrī mī-kon-ad
pn from pn distance cont -do. prs -3 sg
‘Ahmad avoids Mariam.’

Polish unikać

Valency pattern: NOM_GEN
X: NOM
Y: GEN
Locus: Y
Dariusz unika Adam-a
pn [ nom . sg ] avoid: ipfv . prs .3 sg pn - gen . sg
‘Dariusz avoids Adam.’

Portuguese (Brazilian) evitar

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Pedro evit-a Miguel
pn ( m ) avoid-3 sg . prs pn ( m )
‘Pedro avoids Miguel.’

Romani (Kalderash) našəl

Valency pattern: NOM_ABL
X: NOM
Y: ABL
Locus: Y
o Murš-a našə-l kata Marijk-a
art . m . dir . sg pn - nom . sg run- prs .3 sg from pn - nom . sg
‘Murša avoids Marijka.’
Note: With a pronominal Y argument, the structure with the ablative case (ABL) would be used.

Romanian a evita

Valency pattern: TR
X: NOM
Y: ACC
Locus: TR
Petru о evită pe Maria
pn she. acc . nant avoid. prs .3 sg on pn
‘Petru avoids Maria.’

Russian izbegatʹ

Valency pattern: NOM_GEN
X: NOM
Y: GEN
Locus: Y
Pet-ja izbega-et Maš-i
pn ( m )- nom . sg avoid( ipfv )- prs .3 sg pn ( f )- gen . sg
‘Petja avoids Maša.’

Rutul (Kina) gʲaʁaˁbʁura

Valency pattern: NOM_SUP.EL
X: NOM
Y: SUP.EL
Locus: Y
rasul ramazan-ɨ-la: gʲa-ʁaˁbʁu-r=a
pn ( nom ) pn - obl ( sup )- el pv -1.avoid. pfv - cvb =be
‘Rasul avoids Ramazan.’

Rutul (Mukhad) q'ul geevin

Valency pattern: ERG_SUPEREL
X: ERG
Y: SUPEREL
Locus: Y
murad-a q'urban-ııla q'ul geeve-re
pn - erg pn - superel head( a ) a .withdraw. ipf - hab
‘Murad avoids Kurban.’

Rutul (Myukhrek)

Valency pattern: NOM_SUPEREL
X: NOM
Y: SUPEREL
Locus: Y
mırad rasul-ula gyağayxa-ra
pn pn - obl . superel m .avoid. ipf - cv
‘Murad avoids Rasul.’

Rutul (Shin-Borch) yexin

Valency pattern: NOM_SUPEREL
X: NOM
Y: SUPEREL
Locus: Y
murad natig-iile yexe-r
pn pn - superel m .run. ipf - prs
‘Murad avoids Natig.’

Rutul (Shinaz) gɨleč'u-n

Valency pattern: NOM_EL
X: NOM
Y: EL
Locus: Y
basir gɨleč'u-j karam-ɨla
pn ( m ).avoid. ipf - evt . m pn - el
‘Basir avoids Karam.’

Saami (Skolt) veäʹltted

Valency pattern: TR
X: NOM
Y: ACC
Locus: TR
Peâtt veältt Määʹrj
pn . sg . nom avoid. prs .3 sg pn . sg . acc
‘Pete avoids Maria’

Sagada ox-en bik’a

Valency pattern: ABS_APUD.ABL
X: ABS
Y: APUD.ABL
Locus: Y
Pat’imat ox-en ik’-ix maħmud-ʁo-j
pn flee- cvb ( i )go- prs pn - apud - abl
‘Patimat avoids Mahmud.’

Serbian izbegavati

Valency pattern: TR
X: NOM
Y: ACC
Locus: TR
Petar izbegava Marij-u
pn . nom . sg avoid. prs .3 sg pn - acc . sg
‘Petar avoids Maria.’

Shughni zibidow

Valency pattern: NOM.NO.CL_EL
X: NOM.NO.CL
Y: EL
Locus: Y
Ahmed as Saida zibīn-t
pn el pn jump-3 sg
‘Ahmed avoids Saida.’

Slovak vyhýbať sa

Valency pattern: NOM_DAT
X: NOM
Y: DAT
Locus: Y
Peter sa vyhýba Mark-ovi
pn ( m )[ nom . sg ] refl . acc avoid( ipfv ). prs .3 sg pn ( m )- dat . sg
‘Peter avoids Marek.’

Slovenian izogibati se

Valency pattern: NOM_DAT
X: NOM
Y: DAT
Locus: Y
Peter se izogiba Pavl-u
pn [ nom . sg ] rfl avoid: ipfv . prs .3 sg pn - dat . sg
‘Peter avoids Pavel.’

Spanish evitar

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Pedro evit-a a María
pn [ sg . m ] avoid- prs .3 sg dir . obj . anm pn [ sg . f ]
‘Pedro avoids Maria.’

Svan x-o-käb-i (PRS)

Valency pattern: NOM_DAT
X: NOM
Y: DAT
Locus: Y
maizer-Ø gegi-s x-o-käb-i
pn - nom pn - dat io 3- ver : o -avoid- prs
‘Maizer avoids Gegi.’

Swedish att undvika

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Björn undvik-er Maja
pn avoid- prs pn
‘Björn avoids Maja.’

Tabasaran (Kandyk)

Valency pattern: ABS_APUD.ELAT
X: ABS
Y: APUD.ELAT
Locus: Y
maˁhaˁmad fatima.ji-x-an žin šul-a
pn ( abs ) pn - apud - elat hide become- prs
‘Mahamad is avoiding Fatima.’

Tagalog umiwas

Valency pattern: ACT_LOC
X: ACT
Y: LOC
Locus: Y
<um>i~iwas si Pedro kay Miguel
< av > ipfv ~avoid pers . subj pn pers . dat pn
‘Pedro avoids Miguel.’
Note: The GEN encoding of the Y is not possible. Co-exists with the LV construction.

Telugu tappiṁcukōnu

Valency pattern: NOM_ABL
X: NOM
Y: ABL
Locus: Y
pravīṇ maheṣ-nuṁci tappiṁcukuṁtū tirugutunnāḍu
pn ( m ). sg . nom pn ( m ). sg . obl - abl escape. cvb . sim turn. dur .3 sg . m
‘Praveen avoids Mahesh.’

Tsakhur hiхiy

Valency pattern: NOM_CONTEL
X: NOM
Y: CONTEL
Locus: Y
murad aydın-ı-ke heхva vo-r
pn pn - obl - contel ( m )flee. ipf cop - h
‘Murad avoids Aydin.’

Tswana tila

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
o-tshwanets-e go-til-a di-tsala tse di-bosula
s i :2 sg -must. prf - fv inf -avoid- fv pl -friend(8/10) cl8/10. lk cl8/10-bad
‘You should avoid bad friends.’

Turkish kaçmak

Valency pattern: NOM_ABL
X: NOM
Y: ABL
Locus: Y
Mehmet Orhan-dan kaç-ıyor
pn pn - abl escape- prs
‘Mehmet avoids Orhan’.

Turoyo qoṭəʕ ruḥ-

Valency pattern: SBJ_m
X: SBJ
Y: m
Locus: Y
Gabriyel ko-qoṭəʕ ruḥ-e me Yuḥanən
pn prs -cut. ipfv .3 m refl - p .3 m from pn
‘Gabriyel avoids Yuḥanən’, lit. ‘Gabriyel cuts himself off from Y.’

Twi tetε

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Kofi tetε nana
pn avoid. prs grandfather
‘Kofi avoids grandfather.’

Udi t'it'es

Valency pattern: ABS_ABL
X: ABS
Y: ABL
Locus: Y
K'arina Roman-axun t'i=ne=st'a
pn pn - abl run=3 sg = st + prs
‘Karina avoids Roman.’

Udmurt pegani̮

Valency pattern: NOM_ABL
X: NOM
Y: ABL
Locus: Y
Pet'a Maša-leś pega
pn . nom pn - abl avoid. prs .3 sg
‘Petja avoids Misha.’

Ukrainian unykaty

Valency pattern: NOM_GEN
X: NOM
Y: GEN
Locus: Y
Petr-o unykaj-e Marij-i
pn ( m )- nom . sg avoid( ipfv )- prs .3 sg pn ( f )- gen . sg
‘Petro avoids Mariya.’

Ulcha sirkəči-

Valency pattern: NOM_INS
X: NOM
Y: INS
Locus: Y
titam min-ǯi sir-kəč-i-ni
therefore i - ins hide- imit - prs -3 sg
‘This is why [he] avoids me (lit. hides himself from).’
Note: Not quite exact translation of the stimulus sentence.

Uzbek qočmoq

Valency pattern: NOM_ABL
X: NOM
Y: ABL
Locus: Y
Petya Miša-dan qoč-ip yur-ib-ti
pn pn - abl avoid- cvb walk- prs 4-3 sg
‘Petja avoids Maša.’

Wolof teggi

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: OBJ
Locus: TR
dafa-y teggi sunu kër
f oc v .s i :3 sg - incpl avoid poss :1 pl house( g )
‘He avoids our house.’

Yukaghir (Northern) halɣudu=

Valency pattern: NOM_ABL
X: NOM
Y: ABL
Locus: Y
Sǝmiǝn Əkulˈǝ-ɣаt mǝ hаlɣu-du-j
pn pn - abl aff run_away- mult - intr .3 sg
‘Semien avoids Akulina.’

Zazaki

Valency pattern: SBJ.TR_ra.PSTP
X: SBJ.TR
Y: ra.PSTP
Locus: Y
a ɛj=ra xo nɨmn-ɛn-a
3 sg . f . abs 3 sg . m . obl =from refl hide. prs - aug -3 sg . f
‘She avoids him.’