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title: tahitian — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tahitian» in the school dictionary: Tahitian means from or about Tahiti, the largest island of French Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tahitian

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**Who acts:** Tahitian, Tahitian dancers, Tahitian black pearls, Gauguin, Tahitian fisherman, Tahitian vanilla · **What happens:** mean, be, speak, move, drum, come · **To what, where:** Tahiti, person, Polynesian language, hips, music, oysters · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«tahitian» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [tahitian in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tahitian.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Tahitian means from or about Tahiti, the largest island of French Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tahitian:m1:1
# text = Tahitian means from or about Tahiti, the largest island of French Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean.
1	Tahitian	tahitian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Tahiti	Tahiti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	largest	large	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	Polynesia	Polynesia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
16	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
17	Pacific	Pacific	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	Ocean	Ocean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Tahitian |  |  | Tahiti |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Tahitian is a person from Tahiti.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tahitian:m2:1
# text = A Tahitian is a person from Tahiti.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Tahitian	Tahitian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Tahiti	Tahiti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a Tahitian | a person |  | Tahiti |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tahitian is also the Polynesian language spoken there, related to Māori and Hawaiian.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tahitian:m3:1
# text = Tahitian is also the Polynesian language spoken there, related to Māori and Hawaiian.
1	Tahitian	Tahitian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Polynesian	polynesian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Māori	Māori	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	Hawaiian	Hawaiian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tahitian | the Polynesian language |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | participle |  | the Polynesian language *not said here* |  | there |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tahitian dancers move their hips very fast to drum music.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tahitian:x1:1
# text = Tahitian dancers move their hips very fast to drum music.
1	Tahitian	tahitian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	dancers	dancer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	hips	hip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	drum	drum	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
10	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | present | Tahitian dancers | dancers's hips |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hip=Theme |
| 2 | **drum** | to-infinitive | Tahitian dancers *not said here* | music |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent music=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tahitian black pearls come from oysters in lagoons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tahitian:x2:1
# text = Tahitian black pearls come from oysters in lagoons.
1	Tahitian	tahitian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	pearls	pearl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	oysters	oyster	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	lagoons	lagoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Tahitian black pearls |  |  | oysters |  | in lagoons | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from oyster=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gauguin painted many Tahitian women.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tahitian:x3:1
# text = Gauguin painted many Tahitian women.
1	Gauguin	Gauguin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	Tahitian	tahitian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past | Gauguin | many Tahitian women |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent woman=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tahitian is a Polynesian language close to Māori.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tahitian:x4:1
# text = Tahitian is a Polynesian language close to Māori.
1	Tahitian	Tahitian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Polynesian	polynesian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Māori	Māori	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Tahitian fisherman paddled his outrigger canoe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tahitian:x5:1
# text = A Tahitian fisherman paddled his outrigger canoe.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Tahitian	tahitian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	fisherman	fisherman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	paddled	paddle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	outrigger	outrigger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	canoe	canoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **paddle** | past | a Tahitian fisherman | fisherman's outrigger canoe |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent canoe=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tahitian vanilla smells sweet and flowery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tahitian:x6:1
# text = Tahitian vanilla smells sweet and flowery.
1	Tahitian	tahitian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	vanilla	vanilla	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smells	smell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	flowery	flowery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | present | Tahitian vanilla |  |  |  |  | sweet *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Captain Cook watched the stars from a Tahitian beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tahitian:x7:1
# text = Captain Cook watched the stars from a Tahitian beach.
1	Captain	Captain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Cook	Cook	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Tahitian	tahitian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | Captain | the stars |  | a Tahitian beach |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent star=Theme |

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