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title: siamang — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «siamang» in the school dictionary: A large black gibbon (a kind of small ape) that lives in the rainforests of Malaysia, Thailand and Sumatra in Indonesia, famous for its loud calls made with a big throat sac. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# siamang

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**Who acts:** large black gibbon, ape, siamang, throat, Siamangs, Siamang pairs · **What happens:** live, make, call, be, swell up, swing · **To what, where:** rainforests, loud calls, biggest gibbon, branch, apes, tail · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A large black gibbon (a kind of small ape) that lives in the rainforests of Malaysia, Thailand and Sumatra in Indonesia, famous for its loud calls made with a big throat sac.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:siamang:m1:1
# text = A large black gibbon (a kind of small ape) that lives in the rainforests of Malaysia, Thailand and Sumatra in Indonesia, famous for its loud calls made with a big throat sac.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	gibbon	gibbon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	ape	ape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	rainforests	rainforest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Malaysia	Malaysia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	Thailand	Thailand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	appos	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	Sumatra	Sumatra	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	Indonesia	Indonesia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
27	for	for	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
28	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	30	nmod:poss	_	_
29	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	calls	call	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obl	_	_
31	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	30	acl	_	_
32	with	with	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
33	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
34	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	amod	_	_
35	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	compound	_	_
36	sac	sac	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | a large black gibbon |  |  | the rainforests of Malaysia and Sumatra in Indonesia |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in rainforest=Location |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | ape's loud calls *not said here* |  |  |  | with a big throat sac | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **call** |  | ape |  |  |  |  |  | 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 siamang is the biggest gibbon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:siamang:x1:1
# text = The siamang is the biggest gibbon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	siamang	siamang	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	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	gibbon	gibbon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the siamang | the biggest gibbon |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A siamang's throat swells up like a balloon when it calls.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:siamang:x2:1
# text = A siamang's throat swells up like a balloon when it calls.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	siamang	siamang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	swells	swell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	balloon	balloon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swell up** | present | a siamang's throat |  |  |  |  | like a balloon | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **call** | present | throat |  |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Siamangs swing from branch to branch with their long arms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:siamang:x3:1
# text = Siamangs swing from branch to branch with their long arms.
1	Siamangs	siamang	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swing	swing	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swing** | present | Siamangs |  |  | branch |  | to branch *result*; with Siamangs's long arms | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient from branch=Initial\_State to branch=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Siamang pairs sing together every morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:siamang:x4:1
# text = Siamang pairs sing together every morning.
1	Siamang	siamang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	pairs	pair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sing	sing	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	together	together	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | present | Siamang pairs |  |  |  | morning | together *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Siamangs live in the rainforests of Sumatra.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:siamang:x5:1
# text = Siamangs live in the rainforests of Sumatra.
1	Siamangs	siamang	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rainforests	rainforest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Sumatra	Sumatra	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Siamangs are apes, so they have no tail.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:siamang:x6:1
# text = Siamangs are apes, so they have no tail.
1	Siamangs	siamang	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	apes	ape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Siamangs | apes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | Siamangs *= siamang* | no tail |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient |

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