matabele Who acts: Matabele, Matabeleland, they, Mzilikazi, Bulawayo, British settlers · What happens: be, live, found, call, fight, have · To what, where: people, city, region, Matabele kingdom, main city, Matabele · Speech: someone speaks here
«matabele» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: matabele in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The Matabele (Ndebele) are a people of south-western Zimbabwe, around the city of Bulawayo.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj punct appos punct cop det case advmod punct amod nmod punct case det nmod case nmod punct root The DET Matabele NOUN ( PUNCT Ndebele NOUN ) PUNCT are AUX a DET people NOUN of ADP south ADV - PUNCT western ADJ Zimbabwe NOUN , PUNCT around ADP the DET city NOUN of ADP Bulawayo PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Matabele det 2 Matabele matabele NOUN Number=Sing 8 people nsubj 3 ( ( PUNCT _ 4 Ndebele punct 4 Ndebele ndebele NOUN Number=Sing 2 Matabele appos 5 ) ) PUNCT _ 4 Ndebele 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 _ 13 Zimbabwe case 10 south south ADV _ 12 western advmod 11 - - PUNCT _ 10 south punct 12 western western ADJ Degree=Pos 13 Zimbabwe amod 13 Zimbabwe zimbabwe NOUN Number=Sing 8 people nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 city punct 15 around around ADP _ 17 city case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 city det 17 city city NOUN Number=Sing 8 people nmod 18 of of ADP _ 19 Bulawayo case 19 Bulawayo Bulawayo PROPN Number=Sing 17 city nmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 8 people punct
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1 is a present the Matabele a people the city of Bulawayo of western Zimbabwe 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 Matabeleland is the region where they live.
nsubj cop det advmod nsubj acl:relcl punct root Matabeleland PROPN is AUX the DET region NOUN where ADV they PRON live VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Matabeleland Matabeleland PROPN Number=Sing 4 region nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 region cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 region det 4 region region NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 where where ADV PronType=Rel 7 live advmod 6 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 live nsubj 7 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 region acl:relcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 region punct
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1 is a present Matabeleland the region tree rules 2 live present they vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 The Matabele kingdom was founded by Mzilikazi.
det compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root The DET Matabele PROPN kingdom NOUN was AUX founded VERB by ADP Mzilikazi PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 kingdom det 2 Matabele Matabele PROPN Number=Sing 3 kingdom compound 3 kingdom kingdom NOUN Number=Sing 5 founded nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 founded aux:pass 5 founded found VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 by by ADP _ 7 Mzilikazi case 7 Mzilikazi Mzilikazi PROPN Number=Sing 5 founded obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 founded punct
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1 found past · passive Mzilikazi the Matabele kingdom vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient
Example 2 Bulawayo is the main city of Matabeleland.
nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root Bulawayo PROPN is AUX the DET main ADJ city NOUN of ADP Matabeleland PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bulawayo Bulawayo PROPN Number=Sing 5 city nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 city cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 city det 4 main main ADJ Degree=Pos 5 city amod 5 city city NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 Matabeleland case 7 Matabeleland Matabeleland PROPN Number=Sing 5 city nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 city punct
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1 is a present Bulawayo the main city of Matabeleland tree rules
Example 3 The Matabele are also called the Ndebele.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod det xcomp punct root The DET Matabele NOUN are AUX also ADV called VERB the DET Ndebele PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Matabele det 2 Matabele matabele NOUN Number=Sing 5 called nsubj:pass 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 called aux:pass 4 also also ADV _ 5 called advmod 5 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Ndebele det 7 Ndebele Ndebele PROPN Number=Sing 5 called xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 called punct
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1 call present · passive the Matabele vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 4 British settlers fought wars against the Matabele in the 1890s.
amod nsubj obj case det obl case det obl punct root British ADJ settlers NOUN fought VERB wars NOUN against ADP the DET Matabele PROPN in ADP the DET 1890s NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 2 settlers amod 2 settlers settler NOUN Number=Plur 3 fought nsubj 3 fought fight VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 wars war NOUN Number=Plur 3 fought obj 5 against against ADP _ 7 Matabele case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Matabele det 7 Matabele Matabele PROPN Number=Sing 3 fought obl 8 in in ADP _ 10 1890s case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 1890s det 10 1890s 1890 NOUN Number=Ptan NumForm=Combi NumType=Card 3 fought obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 fought punct
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1 fight past British settlers wars the 1890s against the Matabele vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent war=Co-Agent
Example 5 Matabeleland has wide, dry grasslands.
nsubj amod punct amod obj punct root Matabeleland PROPN has VERB wide ADJ , PUNCT dry ADJ grasslands NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Matabeleland Matabeleland PROPN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 wide wide ADJ Degree=Pos 6 grasslands amod 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 wide punct 5 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 6 grasslands amod 6 grasslands grassland NOUN Number=Plur 2 has obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Matabeleland wide dry grasslands vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grassland=Patient
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