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nahuatl

Who acts: Nahuatl, Aztecs, Chocolate, million people, Tomatl, Spanish · What happens: be, speak, come, write · To what, where: language, Nahuatl, Nahuatl word, pictures · Speech: someone speaks here

«nahuatl» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: nahuatl in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Nahuatl is the language of the Aztecs, still spoken today by over a million people in Mexico.

The tree, 17 words
nsubjcopdetcasedetnmodpunctadvmodaclobl:unmarkedcaseadvmoddetnummodobl:agentcasenmodpunctrootNahuatlNOUNisAUXtheDETlanguageNOUNofADPtheDETAztecsPROPN,PUNCTstillADVspokenVERBtodayNOUNbyADPoverADVaDETmillionNUMpeopleNOUNinADPMexicoPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1NahuatlnahuatlNOUNNumber=Sing4 languagensubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 languagecop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 languagedet
4languagelanguageNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
5ofofADP_7 Aztecscase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 Aztecsdet
7AztecsAztecPROPNNumber=Plur4 languagenmod
8,,PUNCT_10 spokenpunct
9stillstillADV_10 spokenadvmod
10spokenspeakVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass4 languageacl
11todaytodayNOUNNumber=Sing10 spokenobl:unmarked
12bybyADP_16 peoplecase
13overoverADV_15 millionadvmod
14aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art15 milliondet
15millionmillionNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card16 peoplenummod
16peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur10 spokenobl:agent
17ininADP_18 Mexicocase
18MexicoMexicoPROPNNumber=Sing16 peoplenmod
19..PUNCT_4 languagepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentNahuatlthe languageof the Aztecstree rules
2speak speech: otherparticiplethe language not said herestill; todayvn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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.

Example 1

The Aztecs spoke Nahuatl.

detnsubjobjpunctrootTheDETAztecsPROPNspokeVERBNahuatlPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 Aztecsdet
2AztecsAztecPROPNNumber=Plur3 spokensubj
3spokespeakVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4NahuatlNahuatlPROPNNumber=Sing3 spokeobj
5..PUNCT_3 spokepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1speak speech: otherpastthe AztecsNahuatltree rules

Example 2

«Chocolate» comes from a Nahuatl word.

punctnsubjpunctcasedetcompoundoblpunctroot«PUNCTChocolateNOUN»PUNCTcomesVERBfromADPaDETNahuatlPROPNwordNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1««PUNCT_2 Chocolatepunct
2ChocolatechocolateNOUNNumber=Sing4 comesnsubj
3»»PUNCT_2 Chocolatepunct
4comescomeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
5fromfromADP_8 wordcase
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 worddet
7NahuatlNahuatlPROPNNumber=Sing8 wordcompound
8wordwordNOUNNumber=Sing4 comesobl
9..PUNCT_4 comespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1comepresentChocolatea Nahuatl wordvn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from word=Initial_Location

Example 3

About 1.5 million people in Mexico speak Nahuatl.

advmodcompoundnummodnsubjcasenmodobjpunctrootAboutADV1.5NUMmillionNUMpeopleNOUNinADPMexicoPROPNspeakVERBNahuatlPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AboutaboutADV_3 millionadvmod
21.51.5NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card3 millioncompound
3millionmillionNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card4 peoplenummod
4peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur7 speaknsubj
5ininADP_6 Mexicocase
6MexicoMexicoPROPNNumber=Sing4 peoplenmod
7speakspeakVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
8NahuatlNahuatlPROPNNumber=Sing7 speakobj
9..PUNCT_7 speakpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1speak speech: otherpresentmillion people in MexicoNahuatltree rules

Example 4

«Tomatl» is the Nahuatl word for tomato.

punctnsubjpunctcopdetcompoundcasenmodpunctroot«PUNCTTomatlPROPN»PUNCTisAUXtheDETNahuatlPROPNwordNOUNforADPtomatoNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1««PUNCT_2 Tomatlpunct
2TomatlTomatlPROPNNumber=Sing7 wordnsubj
3»»PUNCT_2 Tomatlpunct
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 wordcop
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 worddet
6NahuatlNahuatlPROPNNumber=Sing7 wordcompound
7wordwordNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
8forforADP_9 tomatocase
9tomatotomatoNOUNNumber=Sing7 wordnmod
10..PUNCT_7 wordpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentTomatlthe Nahuatl wordfor tomatotree rules

Example 5

Nahuatl was written in pictures before the Spanish came.

nsubj:passaux:passcaseoblmarkdetnsubjadvclpunctrootNahuatlPROPNwasAUXwrittenVERBinADPpicturesNOUNbeforeSCONJtheDETSpanishADJcameVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1NahuatlNahuatlPROPNNumber=Sing3 writtennsubj:pass
2wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 writtenaux:pass
3writtenwriteVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
4ininADP_5 picturescase
5picturespictureNOUNNumber=Plur3 writtenobl
6beforebeforeSCONJ_9 camemark
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 Spanishdet
8SpanishSpanishADJDegree=Pos9 camensubj
9camecomeVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 writtenadvcl
10..PUNCT_3 writtenpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1writepast · passiveNahuatlpicturesvn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in picture=Destination
2comepastthe Spanishvn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

Some Mexican place names come from Nahuatl.

detamodcompoundnsubjcaseoblpunctrootSomeDETMexicanADJplaceNOUNnamesNOUNcomeVERBfromADPNahuatlPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SomesomeDETPronType=Ind4 namesdet
2MexicanMexicanADJDegree=Pos4 namesamod
3placeplaceNOUNNumber=Sing4 namescompound
4namesnameNOUNNumber=Plur5 comensubj
5comecomeVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6fromfromADP_7 Nahuatlcase
7NahuatlNahuatlPROPNNumber=Sing5 comeobl
8..PUNCT_5 comepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1comepresentsome Mexican place namesNahuatlvn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from nahuatl=Initial_Location

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