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title: ghanaian — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ghanaian» in the school dictionary: From or to do with Ghana, a country in West Africa. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ghanaian

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**Who acts:** friend, Ghanaian kente cloth, We, Many Ghanaians, Ghanaian farmers, Ghanaian storyteller · **What happens:** do, be, have, weave, taste, speak · **To what, where:** bright woven patterns, Ghanaian jollof rice, culture, English, lots, spider · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«ghanaian» 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: [ghanaian in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ghanaian.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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From or to do with Ghana, a country in West Africa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ghanaian:m1:1
# text = From or to do with Ghana, a country in West Africa.
1	From	from	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Ghana	Ghana	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	West	West	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with Ghana | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 {#m2}

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Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person from Ghana.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ghanaian:m2:1
# text = A person from Ghana.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Ghana	Ghana	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend Kwame's family is Ghanaian.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ghanaian:x1:1
# text = My friend Kwame's family is Ghanaian.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	Kwame	Kwame	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	Ghanaian	ghanaian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My friend |  |  |  |  | ghanaian *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ghanaian kente cloth has bright woven patterns.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ghanaian:x2:1
# text = Ghanaian kente cloth has bright woven patterns.
1	Ghanaian	ghanaian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	kente	kente	X	FW	_	3	compound	_	_
3	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	woven	weave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	patterns	pattern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Ghanaian kente cloth | bright woven patterns |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pattern=Patient |
| 2 | **weave** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We tasted Ghanaian jollof rice at the culture fair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ghanaian:x3:1
# text = We tasted Ghanaian jollof rice at the culture fair.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tasted	taste	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Ghanaian	ghanaian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	jollof	jollof	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	culture	culture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **taste** | past | We | Ghanaian jollof rice |  | the culture |  |  | vn stalk-35.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent rice=Theme at culture=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Ghanaians speak English as well as Twi or Ewe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ghanaian:x4:1
# text = Many Ghanaians speak English as well as Twi or Ewe.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Ghanaians	Ghanaian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	speak	speak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	8	cc	_	_
6	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	fixed	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
8	Twi	Twi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	Ewe	Ewe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | Many Ghanaians | English as Twi or Ewe |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ghanaian farmers grow lots of the world's cocoa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ghanaian:x5:1
# text = Ghanaian farmers grow lots of the world's cocoa.
1	Ghanaian	ghanaian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	cocoa	cocoa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Ghanaian farmers | lots of the world's cocoa |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location lot=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Ghanaian storyteller told us about Anansi the spider.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ghanaian:x6:1
# text = A Ghanaian storyteller told us about Anansi the spider.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Ghanaian	ghanaian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	storyteller	storyteller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Anansi	Anansi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | a Ghanaian storyteller |  | the spider |  |  | about Anansi | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient spider=Topic |

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