nigerian Who acts: Nigerian, family, Jollof rice, Lagos, its, class · What happens: mean, connect, be, make, call, have · To what, where: person, Nigeria, Nigerian, famous Nigerian dish, biggest Nigerian city, Many Nigerian films · Speech: someone speaks here
«nigerian» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: nigerian in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Nigerian means from or connected with Nigeria, a large country in West Africa.
The tree, 13 words nsubj mark cc ccomp case obl punct det amod appos case compound nmod punct root Nigerian NOUN means VERB from SCONJ or CCONJ connected VERB with ADP Nigeria PROPN , PUNCT a DET large ADJ country NOUN in ADP West PROPN Africa PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nigerian nigerian NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 from from SCONJ _ 5 connected mark 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 connected cc 5 connected connect VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means ccomp 6 with with ADP _ 7 Nigeria case 7 Nigeria Nigeria PROPN Number=Sing 5 connected obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 country punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 country det 10 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 11 country amod 11 country country NOUN Number=Sing 7 Nigeria appos 12 in in ADP _ 14 Africa case 13 West West PROPN Number=Sing 14 Africa compound 14 Africa Africa PROPN Number=Sing 11 country nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Nigerian vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 connect participle with Nigeria vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with nigeria=Co-Patient
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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
A Nigerian is a person from Nigeria.
det nsubj cop det case nmod punct root A DET Nigerian NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN from ADP Nigeria PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 Nigerian det 2 Nigerian nigerian NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 from from ADP _ 7 Nigeria case 7 Nigeria Nigeria PROPN Number=Sing 5 person nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a Nigerian a person Nigeria tree rules
Example 1 My best friend's family is Nigerian.
nmod:poss amod nmod:poss case nsubj cop punct root My PRON best ADJ friend NOUN 's PART family NOUN is AUX Nigerian PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 friend nmod:poss 2 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 3 friend amod 3 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 5 family nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 friend case 5 family family NOUN Number=Sing 7 Nigerian nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 Nigerian cop 7 Nigerian Nigerian PROPN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 Nigerian punct
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1 is a present My best friend's family Nigerian tree rules
Example 2 Jollof rice is a famous Nigerian dish.
compound nsubj cop det amod amod punct root Jollof PROPN rice NOUN is AUX a DET famous ADJ Nigerian ADJ dish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Jollof Jollof PROPN Number=Sing 2 rice compound 2 rice rice NOUN Number=Sing 7 dish nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 dish cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 dish det 5 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 7 dish amod 6 Nigerian nigerian ADJ Degree=Pos 7 dish amod 7 dish dish NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 dish punct
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1 is a present Jollof rice a famous Nigerian dish tree rules
Example 3 Lagos is the biggest Nigerian city.
nsubj cop det amod amod punct root Lagos PROPN is AUX the DET biggest ADJ Nigerian ADJ city NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lagos Lagos PROPN Number=Sing 6 city nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 city cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 city det 4 biggest big ADJ Degree=Sup 6 city amod 5 Nigerian nigerian ADJ Degree=Pos 6 city amod 6 city city NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 city punct
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1 is a present Lagos the biggest Nigerian city tree rules
Example 4 Many Nigerian films are made in Nollywood.
amod amod nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root Many ADJ Nigerian ADJ films NOUN are AUX made VERB in ADP Nollywood PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 films amod 2 Nigerian nigerian ADJ Degree=Pos 3 films amod 3 films film NOUN Number=Plur 5 made nsubj:pass 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 made aux:pass 5 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 Nollywood case 7 Nollywood Nollywood PROPN Number=Sing 5 made obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 made punct
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1 make present · passive Many Nigerian films Nollywood vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 5 The Nigerian football team are called the Super Eagles.
det amod compound nsubj:pass aux:pass det amod xcomp punct root The DET Nigerian ADJ football NOUN team NOUN are AUX called VERB the DET Super ADJ Eagles PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 team det 2 Nigerian nigerian ADJ Degree=Pos 4 team amod 3 football football NOUN Number=Sing 4 team compound 4 team team NOUN Number=Sing 6 called nsubj:pass 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 called aux:pass 6 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Eagles det 8 Super Super ADJ Degree=Pos 9 Eagles amod 9 Eagles Eagle PROPN Number=Plur 6 called xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 called punct
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1 call present · passive the Nigerian football team vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 6 Nigerian English has its own special words.
nsubj flat nmod:poss amod amod obj punct root Nigerian PROPN English PROPN has VERB its PRON own ADJ special ADJ words NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nigerian Nigerian PROPN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 2 English English PROPN Number=Sing 1 Nigerian flat 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 words nmod:poss 5 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 7 words amod 6 special special ADJ Degree=Pos 7 words amod 7 words word NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present Nigerian its own special words vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient 2 word its = it nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 Our class learned a Nigerian song.
nmod:poss nsubj det amod obj punct root Our PRON class NOUN learned VERB a DET Nigerian ADJ song NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 class nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 learned nsubj 3 learned learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 song det 5 Nigerian nigerian ADJ Degree=Pos 6 song amod 6 song song NOUN Number=Sing 3 learned obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 learned punct
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1 learn past Our class a Nigerian song vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent song=Topic
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