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title: indri — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «indri» in the school dictionary: An indri is the largest kind of lemur, a black-and-white tree-living animal found only in the rainforests of Madagascar, famous for its loud singing calls. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# indri

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**Who acts:** indri, Indris, loud songs · **What happens:** be, live, find, call, sing, echo · **To what, where:** largest kind, black white living animal, rainforests, Madagascar, loud songs, forest · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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An indri is the largest kind of lemur, a black-and-white tree-living animal found only in the rainforests of Madagascar, famous for its loud singing calls.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indri:m1:1
# text = An indri is the largest kind of lemur, a black-and-white tree-living animal found only in the rainforests of Madagascar, famous for its loud singing calls.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	indri	indri	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	largest	large	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	lemur	lemur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
11	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
16	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	amod	_	_
19	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
20	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl	_	_
21	only	only	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	rainforests	rainforest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	Madagascar	Madagascar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
29	for	for	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
30	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	33	nmod:poss	_	_
31	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	_
32	singing	singing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	compound	_	_
33	calls	call	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a indri | the largest kind and a black white living animal |  |  |  | of lemur | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **find** | participle |  | a black white living animal *not said here* |  | the rainforests of Madagascar |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **call** |  | indri |  |  |  |  |  | nom call «communication transitive»: poss=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The indri lives only in Madagascar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indri:x1:1
# text = The indri lives only in Madagascar.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	indri	indri	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Madagascar	Madagascar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | the indri |  |  | Madagascar |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in madagascar=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Indris sing loud songs that echo through the forest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indri:x2:1
# text = Indris sing loud songs that echo through the forest.
1	Indris	indri	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sing	sing	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	echo	echo	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | present | Indris | loud songs |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme |
| 2 | **echo** | present | loud songs |  |  | the forest |  |  | vn sound\_existence-47.4 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through forest=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The indri is the biggest living lemur.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indri:x3:1
# text = The indri is the biggest living lemur.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	indri	indri	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
6	living	living	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	lemur	lemur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 a** | present | the indri | the biggest living lemur |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Indris leap from tree to tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indri:x4:1
# text = Indris leap from tree to tree.
1	Indris	indri	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	leap	leap	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leap** | present | Indris |  |  | tree |  | to tree | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to tree=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Indris are critically endangered.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indri:x5:1
# text = Indris are critically endangered.
1	Indris	indri	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	critically	critically	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	endangered	endangered	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Indris |  |  |  |  | critically, endangered *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An indri has a very short tail, unlike other lemurs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indri:x6:1
# text = An indri has a very short tail, unlike other lemurs.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	indri	indri	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	unlike	unlike	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	lemurs	lemur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a indri | a short tail and other lemurs |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient |

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