masai Who acts: Maasai, Masai Mara, warriors, We, Maasai beadwork · What happens: be, keep, wear, call, know, jump · To what, where: people, wildlife reserve, Kenya, large herds, Many Maasai, red cloth · Speech: someone speaks here
«masai» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: masai in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The Maasai (Masai) are a people of Kenya and Tanzania, famous for cattle herding and their bright red cloth.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj punct appos punct cop det case nmod cc conj punct conj case compound obl cc nmod:poss amod amod conj punct root The DET Maasai PROPN ( PUNCT Masai PROPN ) PUNCT are AUX a DET people NOUN of ADP Kenya PROPN and CCONJ Tanzania PROPN , PUNCT famous ADJ for ADP cattle NOUN herding NOUN and CCONJ their PRON bright ADJ red ADJ cloth NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Maasai det 2 Maasai Maasai PROPN Number=Sing 8 people nsubj 3 ( ( PUNCT _ 4 Masai punct 4 Masai Masai PROPN Number=Sing 2 Maasai appos 5 ) ) PUNCT _ 4 Masai punct 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 people cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 people det 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 9 of of ADP _ 10 Kenya case 10 Kenya Kenya PROPN Number=Sing 8 people nmod 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 Tanzania cc 12 Tanzania Tanzania PROPN Number=Sing 10 Kenya conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 famous punct 14 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 8 people conj 15 for for ADP _ 17 herding case 16 cattle cattle NOUN Number=Sing 17 herding compound 17 herding herding NOUN Number=Sing 14 famous obl 18 and and CCONJ _ 22 cloth cc 19 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 22 cloth nmod:poss 20 bright bright ADJ Degree=Pos 22 cloth amod 21 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 22 cloth amod 22 cloth cloth NOUN Number=Sing 17 herding conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 8 people punct
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1 is a present the Maasai a people of Kenya and Tanzania tree rules 2 be the Maasai not said here for cattle herding and herding's bright red cloth tree rules
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 Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.
The Masai Mara is a wildlife reserve in Kenya.
det compound nsubj cop det compound case nmod punct root The DET Masai PROPN Mara PROPN is AUX a DET wildlife NOUN reserve NOUN in ADP Kenya PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Mara det 2 Masai Masai PROPN Number=Sing 3 Mara compound 3 Mara Mara PROPN Number=Sing 7 reserve nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 reserve cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 reserve det 6 wildlife wildlife NOUN Number=Sing 7 reserve compound 7 reserve reserve NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 in in ADP _ 9 Kenya case 9 Kenya Kenya PROPN Number=Sing 7 reserve nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 reserve punct
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1 is a present the Masai Mara a wildlife reserve Kenya tree rules
Example 1 The Maasai keep large herds of cattle.
det nsubj amod obj case nmod punct root The DET Maasai PROPN keep VERB large ADJ herds NOUN of ADP cattle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Maasai det 2 Maasai Maasai PROPN Number=Sing 3 keep nsubj 3 keep keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 5 herds amod 5 herds herd NOUN Number=Plur 3 keep obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 cattle case 7 cattle cattle NOUN Number=Plur 5 herds nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 keep punct
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1 keep present the Maasai large herds of cattle vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herd=Theme
Example 2 Many Maasai wear red cloth called shuka.
amod obl amod obj acl xcomp punct root Many ADJ Maasai X wear VERB red ADJ cloth NOUN called VERB shuka X . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 Maasai amod 2 Maasai Maasai X Foreign=Yes 3 wear obl 3 wear wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 5 cloth amod 5 cloth cloth NOUN Number=Sing 3 wear obj 6 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 cloth acl 7 shuka shuka X Foreign=Yes 6 called xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 wear punct
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1 wear present Many Maasai vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent cloth=Source 2 call participle red cloth not said here vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Maasai warriors are known for their high jumping dance.
compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case nmod:poss amod amod obl punct root Maasai NOUN warriors NOUN are AUX known VERB for ADP their PRON high ADJ jumping VERB dance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Maasai maasai NOUN Number=Sing 2 warriors compound 2 warriors warrior NOUN Number=Plur 4 known nsubj:pass 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 known aux:pass 4 known know VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 for for ADP _ 9 dance case 6 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 dance nmod:poss 7 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 9 dance amod 8 jumping jump VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 dance amod 9 dance dance NOUN Number=Sing 4 known obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 known punct
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1 know present · passive Maasai warriors for warriors's high jumping dance vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus 2 jump gerund vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 dance warriors = warrior nom dance «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 We watched lions in the Masai Mara.
nsubj obj case det compound obl punct root We PRON watched VERB lions NOUN in ADP the DET Masai PROPN Mara PROPN . 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 watched nsubj 2 watched watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 lions lion NOUN Number=Plur 2 watched obj 4 in in ADP _ 7 Mara case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Mara det 6 Masai Masai PROPN Number=Sing 7 Mara compound 7 Mara Mara PROPN Number=Sing 2 watched obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 watched punct
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1 watch past We lions the Masai Mara vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lion=Theme
Example 5 The Maasai speak a language called Maa.
det nsubj det obj acl xcomp punct root The DET Maasai PROPN speak VERB a DET language NOUN called VERB Maa PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Maasai det 2 Maasai Maasai PROPN Number=Sing 3 speak nsubj 3 speak speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 language det 5 language language NOUN Number=Sing 3 speak obj 6 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 language acl 7 Maa Maa PROPN Number=Sing 6 called xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 speak punct
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1 speak speech: other present the Maasai a language tree rules 2 call participle a language not said here vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Maasai beadwork is very colourful.
compound nsubj cop advmod punct root Maasai NOUN beadwork NOUN is AUX very ADV colourful ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Maasai maasai NOUN Number=Sing 2 beadwork compound 2 beadwork beadwork NOUN Number=Sing 5 colourful nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 colourful cop 4 very very ADV _ 5 colourful advmod 5 colourful colourful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 colourful punct
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1 is present Maasai beadwork colourful property tree rules
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