kongo Who acts: Kongo, people, Kingdom, Many Kongo people, Kongo artists, king · What happens: be, live, trade, speak, carve, name · To what, where: people, Angola, large African kingdom, Atlantic coast, language, Kikongo · Speech: someone speaks here
«kongo» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: kongo in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The Kongo are a people of Central Africa who live in Angola, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The tree, 24 words det nsubj cop det case flat nmod nsubj acl:relcl case obl punct det appos case det nmod cc det compound conj case det nmod punct root The DET Kongo PROPN are AUX a DET people NOUN of ADP Central PROPN Africa PROPN who PRON live VERB in ADP Angola PROPN , PUNCT the DET Republic PROPN of ADP the DET Congo PROPN and CCONJ the DET Democratic PROPN Republic PROPN of ADP the DET Congo PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Kongo det 2 Kongo Kongo PROPN Number=Sing 5 people nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 people cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 people det 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 Africa case 7 Central Central PROPN Number=Sing 8 Africa flat 8 Africa Africa PROPN Number=Sing 5 people nmod 9 who who PRON PronType=Rel 10 live nsubj 10 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 people acl:relcl 11 in in ADP _ 12 Angola case 12 Angola Angola PROPN Number=Sing 10 live obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 Republic punct 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 Republic det 15 Republic Republic PROPN Number=Sing 12 Angola appos 16 of of ADP _ 18 Congo case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 Congo det 18 Congo Congo PROPN Number=Sing 15 Republic nmod 19 and and CCONJ _ 22 Republic cc 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 Republic det 21 Democratic Democratic PROPN _ 22 Republic compound 22 Republic Republic PROPN Number=Sing 12 Angola conj 23 of of ADP _ 25 Congo case 24 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 25 Congo det 25 Congo Congo PROPN Number=Sing 22 Republic nmod 26 . . PUNCT _ 5 people punct
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1 is a present the Kongo a people of Central Africa tree rules 2 live present a people Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in angola=Location
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 The Kingdom of Kongo was a large African kingdom on the Atlantic coast from about 1390 to the 1800s.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj case nmod cop det amod amod case det compound nmod case advmod obl case det nmod punct root The DET Kingdom PROPN of ADP Kongo PROPN was AUX a DET large ADJ African ADJ kingdom NOUN on ADP the DET Atlantic PROPN coast NOUN from ADP about ADV 1390 NUM to ADP the DET 1800s NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Kingdom det 2 Kingdom Kingdom PROPN Number=Sing 9 kingdom nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 Kongo case 4 Kongo Kongo PROPN Number=Sing 2 Kingdom nmod 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 kingdom cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 kingdom det 7 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 9 kingdom amod 8 African African ADJ Degree=Pos 9 kingdom amod 9 kingdom kingdom NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 on on ADP _ 13 coast case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 coast det 12 Atlantic Atlantic PROPN Number=Sing 13 coast compound 13 coast coast NOUN Number=Sing 9 kingdom nmod 14 from from ADP _ 16 1390 case 15 about about ADV _ 16 1390 advmod 16 1390 1390 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 kingdom obl 17 to to ADP _ 19 1800s case 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 1800s det 19 1800s 1800 NOUN Number=Ptan NumForm=Combi NumType=Card 16 1390 nmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 9 kingdom punct
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1 is a past the Kingdom of Kongo a large African kingdom the Atlantic coast from 1390 to the 1800s tree rules
Meaning 3 Kongo (Kikongo) is the language of the Kongo people.
nsubj punct appos punct cop det case det compound nmod punct root Kongo PROPN ( PUNCT Kikongo PROPN ) PUNCT is AUX the DET language NOUN of ADP the DET Kongo PROPN people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kongo Kongo PROPN Number=Sing 7 language nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 Kikongo punct 3 Kikongo Kikongo PROPN Number=Sing 1 Kongo appos 4 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 Kikongo punct 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 language cop 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 language det 7 language language NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 11 people case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 people det 10 Kongo Kongo PROPN Number=Sing 11 people compound 11 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 language nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 language punct
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1 is a present Kongo the language of the Kongo people tree rules
Example 1 The Kingdom of Kongo traded with Portugal.
det nsubj case nmod case obl punct root The DET Kingdom PROPN of ADP Kongo PROPN traded VERB with ADP Portugal PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Kingdom det 2 Kingdom Kingdom PROPN Number=Sing 5 traded nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 Kongo case 4 Kongo Kongo PROPN Number=Sing 2 Kingdom nmod 5 traded trade VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 with with ADP _ 7 Portugal case 7 Portugal Portugal PROPN Number=Sing 5 traded obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 traded punct
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1 trade past the Kingdom of Kongo with Portugal vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with portugal=Co-Agent
Example 2 Many Kongo people speak Kikongo.
amod compound nsubj obj punct root Many ADJ Kongo PROPN people NOUN speak VERB Kikongo PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 people amod 2 Kongo Kongo PROPN Number=Sing 3 people compound 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 speak nsubj 4 speak speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 Kikongo Kikongo PROPN Number=Sing 4 speak obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 speak punct
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1 speak speech: other present Many Kongo people Kikongo tree rules
Example 3 Kongo artists carved beautiful wooden figures.
compound nsubj amod amod obj punct root Kongo NOUN artists NOUN carved VERB beautiful ADJ wooden ADJ figures NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kongo kongo NOUN Number=Sing 2 artists compound 2 artists artist NOUN Number=Plur 3 carved nsubj 3 carved carve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 beautiful beautiful ADJ Degree=Pos 6 figures amod 5 wooden wooden ADJ Degree=Pos 6 figures amod 6 figures figure NOUN Number=Plur 3 carved obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 carved punct
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1 carve past Kongo artists beautiful wooden figures vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent figure=Theme
Example 4 The Congo River is named after the Kongo people.
det compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case det compound obl punct root The DET Congo PROPN River PROPN is AUX named VERB after ADP the DET Kongo PROPN people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 River det 2 Congo Congo PROPN Number=Sing 3 River compound 3 River River PROPN Number=Sing 5 named nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 named aux:pass 5 named name VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 after after ADP _ 9 people case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 people det 8 Kongo Kongo PROPN Number=Sing 9 people compound 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 named obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 named punct
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1 name present · passive the Congo River after the Kongo people vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 5 The king of Kongo wrote letters to the king of Portugal.
det nsubj case nmod obj case det obl case nmod punct root The DET king NOUN of ADP Kongo PROPN wrote VERB letters NOUN to ADP the DET king NOUN of ADP Portugal PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 king det 2 king king NOUN Number=Sing 5 wrote nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 Kongo case 4 Kongo Kongo PROPN Number=Sing 2 king nmod 5 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 5 wrote obj 7 to to ADP _ 9 king case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 king det 9 king king NOUN Number=Sing 5 wrote obl 10 of of ADP _ 11 Portugal case 11 Portugal Portugal PROPN Number=Sing 9 king nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 wrote punct
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1 write past the king of Kongo letters the king of Portugal vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent letter=Topic to king=Recipient
Example 6 We read a folk tale told by the Kongo people.
nsubj det compound obj acl case det compound obl punct root We PRON read VERB a DET folk NOUN tale NOUN told VERB by ADP the DET Kongo PROPN people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 read nsubj 2 read read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 tale det 4 folk folk NOUN Number=Sing 5 tale compound 5 tale tale NOUN Number=Sing 2 read obj 6 told tell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 tale acl 7 by by ADP _ 10 people case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 people det 9 Kongo Kongo PROPN Number=Sing 10 people compound 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur 6 told obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 read punct
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1 read past We a folk tale vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tale=Topic 2 tell speech: assert participle a folk tale not said here by the Kongo people vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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