polynesian

Who acts: Polynesian navigators, Māori, Hawaiian, class, Polynesian Triangle, Many Polynesian families · What happens: do, include, read, be, learn, have · To what, where: stars, Polynesian people, Polynesian language, Polynesian dance, Hawaii, corners

«polynesian» 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: polynesian in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To do with Polynesia, the large group of Pacific islands including Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti and New Zealand (Aotearoa), and with its peoples, languages and cultures.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 do	mark
2	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	4 Polynesia	case
4	Polynesia	Polynesia	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 do	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 group	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 group	det
7	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 group	amod
8	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 Polynesia	appos
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 islands	case
10	Pacific	Pacific	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 islands	compound
11	islands	island	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 group	nmod
12	including	include	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	13 Hawaii	case
13	Hawaii	Hawaii	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 islands	nmod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 Samoa	punct
15	Samoa	Samoa	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 Hawaii	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 Tonga	punct
17	Tonga	Tonga	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 Hawaii	conj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 Tahiti	punct
19	Tahiti	Tahiti	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 Hawaii	conj
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 Zealand	cc
21	New	New	PROPN	Number=Sing	22 Zealand	flat
22	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 Hawaii	conj
23	(	(	PUNCT	_	24 Aotearoa	punct
24	Aotearoa	Aotearoa	PROPN	Number=Sing	22 Zealand	appos
25	)	)	PUNCT	_	24 Aotearoa	punct
26	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 peoples	punct
27	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 peoples	cc
28	with	with	ADP	_	30 peoples	case
29	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	30 peoples	nmod:poss
30	peoples	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 do	obl
31	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 languages	punct
32	languages	language	NOUN	Number=Plur	30 peoples	conj
33	and	and	CCONJ	_	34 cultures	cc
34	cultures	culture	NOUN	Number=Plur	30 peoples	conj
35	.	.	PUNCT	_	30 peoples	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive						with Polynesia; with group's peoples and languages and cultures	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	include	gerund							vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: 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.

Meaning 2

Noun: a person from one of these peoples, such as Māori, Samoan, Tongan or Hawaiian.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 person	punct
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 person	det
4	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Noun	appos
5	from	from	ADP	_	6 one	case
6	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 person	nmod
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 peoples	case
8	these	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	9 peoples	det
9	peoples	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 one	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 Māori	punct
11	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	13 Māori	case
12	as	as	ADP	_	11 such	fixed
13	Māori	Māori	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 peoples	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 Samoan	punct
15	Samoan	Samoan	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 Māori	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 Tongan	punct
17	Tongan	Tongan	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 Māori	conj
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	19 Hawaiian	cc
19	Hawaiian	Hawaiian	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 Māori	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Noun	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

Polynesian navigators read the stars and the waves.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Polynesian	polynesian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 navigators	amod
2	navigators	navigator	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 read	nsubj
3	read	read	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 stars	det
5	stars	star	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 read	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 waves	cc
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 waves	det
8	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 stars	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 read	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	read	past	Polynesian navigators	the stars and the waves					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent star=Topic

Example 2

Māori are a Polynesian people of New Zealand.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Māori	Māori	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 people	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 people	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 people	det
4	Polynesian	polynesian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 people	amod
5	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 Zealand	case
7	New	New	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Zealand	flat
8	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 people	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 people	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Māori	a Polynesian people				of New Zealand	tree rules

Example 3

Hawaiian is a Polynesian language.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hawaiian	Hawaiian	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 language	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 language	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 language	det
4	Polynesian	polynesian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 language	amod
5	language	language	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 language	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Hawaiian	a Polynesian language					tree rules

Example 4

Our class learned a Polynesian dance.

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 dance	det
5	Polynesian	polynesian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 dance	amod
6	dance	dance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 learned	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 learned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	learn	past	Our class	a Polynesian dance					vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dance=Topic

Example 5

The Polynesian Triangle has Hawaii, New Zealand and Easter Island at its corners.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Triangle	det
2	Polynesian	polynesian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 Triangle	amod
3	Triangle	Triangle	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	Hawaii	Hawaii	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 has	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 Zealand	punct
7	New	New	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Zealand	flat
8	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 Hawaii	conj
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 Island	cc
10	Easter	Easter	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Island	compound
11	Island	Island	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 Hawaii	conj
12	at	at	ADP	_	14 corners	case
13	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 corners	nmod:poss
14	corners	corner	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 has	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the Polynesian Triangle	Hawaii and New Zealand and Easter Island		Triangle's corners			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hawaii=Patient

Example 6

Many Polynesian families live in Auckland.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 families	amod
2	Polynesian	polynesian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 families	amod
3	families	family	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 live	nsubj
4	live	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 Auckland	case
6	Auckland	Auckland	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 live	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 live	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	present	Many Polynesian families			Auckland			vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in auckland=Location

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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