Akachenti Verbs

Verb Classes

Potential verb classes:

1. Monovalent (1 argument)
   1. Intransitive, e.g. "I eat"
   2. Indirect, e.g. "I (have) want"
   3. Stative/Adjectival, e.g. "She is beautiful"
2. Divalent (2 arguments)
   1. Transitive, e.g. "I eat food"
3. Trivalent (3 arguments)
   1. Causative, e.g. "I want (to eat)"
   2. Ditransitive Recipient, e.g. "I give them that"
   3. Ditransitive Benefactive/Comitative, e.g. "She is beautiful to me"

The Verbal Template

Slots

1 (req.)	2 (opt.)	3 (opt.)	4 (usu req.)	5 (opt.)	6 (req.)	7 (opt.)	8 (opt.)	9 (usu req.)
question particle topic	light verb auxiliary verb modal/numeral prefix	negation of verb	recipient/patient/agent (if separate from topic)	incorporated noun/adj./verb	verb stem	recipient/patient/agent (in trivalent expressions)	verb suffix	recipient/patient/agent (if separate from topic)