--- title: Unfortunately for Ode, his wife Edidor had consulted a ju-ju man cal… — Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria · tree and pragmatics description: Unfortunately for Ode, his wife Edidor had consulted a ju-ju man called Ekum at Inde, who had a very powerful medicine which enabled him to see what was going to happen, and this man told Edidor that her husband was on his way to catch her and take her home, and that if she wanted to stay at Inde sh --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/17/23/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/) / [Xxiii.--why Edidor Killed Her Husband…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/17/) / 23 # Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria, Xxiii.--why Edidor Killed Her Husband and Her Lover., sentence 23 Unfortunately for Ode, his wife Edidor had consulted a ju-ju man called Ekum at Inde, who had a very powerful medicine which enabled him to see what was going to happen, and this man told Edidor that her husband was on his way to catch her and take her home, and that if she wanted to stay at Inde she should hide herself at once. **Who acts:** ju man, powerful medicine, man, husband, Inde · **What happens:** consult, call, have, enable, see, go · **To what, where:** wife, ju man, powerful medicine, Ode, Edidor, way · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria» by Elphinstone Dayrell, Xxiii.--why Edidor Killed Her Husband and Her Lover.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (ju man, powerful medicine, man, husband), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg70959:17:23 # text = Unfortunately for Ode, his wife Edidor had consulted a ju-ju man called Ekum at Inde, who had a very powerful medicine which enabled him to see what was going to happen, and this man told Edidor that her husband was on his way to catch her and take her home, and that if she wanted to stay at Inde she should hide herself at once. 1 Unfortunately unfortunately ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 2 for for ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 Ode Ode PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj:pass _ _ 7 Edidor Edidor PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 appos _ _ 8 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 consulted consult VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 11 ju ju NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 12 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ju ju NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 compound _ _ 14 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 15 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 14 acl _ _ 16 Ekum Ekum PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 xcomp _ _ 17 at at ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 Inde Inde PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 20 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 21 nsubj _ _ 21 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 acl:relcl _ _ 22 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 23 very very ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ _ 24 powerful powerful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 amod _ _ 25 medicine medicine NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obj _ _ 26 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 27 nsubj _ _ 27 enabled enable VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 acl:relcl _ _ 28 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 obj _ _ 29 to to PART TO _ 30 mark _ _ 30 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 27 advcl _ _ 31 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 33 nsubj _ _ 32 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 33 aux _ _ 33 going go VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 30 ccomp _ _ 34 to to PART TO _ 35 mark _ _ 35 happen happen VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 33 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 37 and and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 38 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 39 det _ _ 39 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 nsubj _ _ 40 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 parataxis _ _ 41 Edidor Edidor PROPN NNP Number=Sing 40 iobj _ _ 42 that that SCONJ IN _ 48 mark _ _ 43 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 44 nmod:poss _ _ 44 husband husband NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 nsubj _ _ 45 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 48 cop _ _ 46 on on ADP IN _ 48 case _ _ 47 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 48 nmod:poss _ _ 48 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 ccomp _ _ 49 to to PART TO _ 50 mark _ _ 50 catch catch VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 48 acl _ _ 51 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 50 obj _ _ 52 and and CCONJ CC _ 53 cc _ _ 53 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 50 conj _ _ 54 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 55 nmod:poss _ _ 55 home home NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 56 , , PUNCT , _ 68 punct _ _ 57 and and CCONJ CC _ 68 cc _ _ 58 that that SCONJ IN _ 61 mark _ _ 59 if if SCONJ IN _ 61 mark _ _ 60 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 61 nsubj _ _ 61 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 68 advcl _ _ 62 to to PART TO _ 63 mark _ _ 63 stay stay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 61 xcomp _ _ 64 at at ADP IN _ 65 case _ _ 65 Inde Inde PROPN NNP Number=Sing 63 obl _ _ 66 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 68 nsubj _ _ 67 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 68 aux _ _ 68 hide hide VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 40 conj _ _ 69 herself herself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 68 obj _ _ 70 at at ADP IN _ 71 case _ _ 71 once once ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 68 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 72 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **consult** | past · perfect · passive | | Ode's wife | | | | a ju man *obj*; unfortunately *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP.attribute»: subject=Theme man=Attribute | | 2 | **call** | participle | | a ju man *not said here* | | | | Ekum at Inde *xcomp* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **have** | past | a ju man | a powerful medicine | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medicine=Patient | | 4 | **enable** | past | a powerful medicine | Ode | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **see** | to-infinitive | a powerful medicine *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 6 | **go** | past · progressive | | | | | | what *nsubj* | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 7 | **happen** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | this man | | Edidor | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent edidor=Recipient | | 9 | **is** | past | Inde's husband | | | Ode's way | | Ode *nmod:poss* | tree rules | | 10 | **catch** | to-infinitive | this man *not said here* | Edidor | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | | 11 | **take** | infinitive | this man *not said here* | Inde's home | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Theme | | 12 | **want** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | Inde | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 13 | **stay** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Inde *not said here* | | | Inde | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at inde=Location | | 14 | **hide** | should | Inde | Inde | | | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent herself=Patient at once=Location | 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. **Text:** «Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria» by Elphinstone Dayrell, Project Gutenberg book 70959 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order. - ← previous: [sentence 22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/17/22/) - next →: [sentence 24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/17/24/) - ↑ back to [Xxiii.--why Edidor Killed Her Husband and Her Lover.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/17/)