--- title: Chief ’Ndabu then went to the ju-ju man, taking many presents with h… — Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria · tree and pragmatics description: Chief ’Ndabu then went to the ju-ju man, taking many presents with him, and having thanked him for his good advice which had turned out so well, he then asked how many children he would have by his wife; and when the ju-ju man said he would have twenty-one children, he was very glad and went home, b --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/9/23/) [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/) / [Xii.--concerning the Okuni Witches and…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/9/) / 23 # Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria, Xii.--concerning the Okuni Witches and Cannibalism., sentence 23 Chief ’Ndabu then went to the ju-ju man, taking many presents with him, and having thanked him for his good advice which had turned out so well, he then asked how many children he would have by his wife; and when the ju-ju man said he would have twenty-one children, he was very glad and went home, but he did not tell his wife. **Who acts:** Ndabu, chief, ju man · **What happens:** go, take, thank, turn out, ask, have · **To what, where:** many presents, chief, good advice, many children, one children, wife · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria» by Elphinstone Dayrell, Xii.--concerning the Okuni Witches and Cannibalism.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Ndabu, chief, ju man), 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:pg70959:9:23 # text = Chief ’Ndabu then went to the ju-ju man, taking many presents with him, and having thanked him for his good advice which had turned out so well, he then asked how many children he would have by his wife; and when the ju-ju man said he would have twenty-one children, he was very glad and went home, but he did not tell his wife. 1 Chief Chief PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ _ 2 ’ 's PART POS _ 1 case _ SpaceAfter=No 3 Ndabu Ndabu PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 5 advmod _ _ 5 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 8 ju ju NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 9 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ju ju NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ _ 11 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 13 taking take VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ 14 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 presents present NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 obj _ _ 16 with with ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 20 having have AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 21 aux _ _ 21 thanked thank VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 5 conj _ _ 22 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 obj _ _ 23 for for ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 24 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 26 nmod:poss _ _ 25 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 26 amod _ _ 26 advice advice NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ _ 27 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 29 nsubj:pass _ _ 28 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 29 aux _ _ 29 turned turn VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 26 acl:relcl _ _ 30 out out ADP RP _ 29 compound:prt _ _ 31 so so ADV RB _ 32 advmod _ _ 32 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 29 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 34 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ _ 35 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 36 advmod _ _ 36 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 37 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 38 advmod _ _ 38 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 39 amod _ _ 39 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 36 obj _ _ 40 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 nsubj _ _ 41 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 42 aux _ _ 42 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 36 ccomp _ _ 43 by by ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 44 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 45 nmod:poss _ _ 45 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 46 ; ; PUNCT : _ 54 punct _ _ 47 and and CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 48 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 54 advmod _ _ 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 50 ju ju NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 51 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 50 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 52 ju ju NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 compound _ _ 53 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 nsubj _ _ 54 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 55 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 57 nsubj _ _ 56 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 57 aux _ _ 57 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 54 ccomp _ _ 58 twenty twenty NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 60 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 59 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 58 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 60 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 61 nummod _ _ 61 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 57 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 62 , , PUNCT , _ 66 punct _ _ 63 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 66 nsubj _ _ 64 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 66 cop _ _ 65 very very ADV RB _ 66 advmod _ _ 66 glad glad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 54 parataxis _ _ 67 and and CCONJ CC _ 68 cc _ _ 68 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 66 conj _ _ 69 home home ADV RB _ 68 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 70 , , PUNCT , _ 75 punct _ _ 71 but but CCONJ CC _ 75 cc _ _ 72 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 75 nsubj _ _ 73 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 75 aux _ _ 74 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 75 advmod _ _ 75 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 54 conj _ _ 76 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 77 nmod:poss _ _ 77 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 75 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 78 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | past | Chief's Ndabu | | | | then | to the ju man | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to man=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **take** | gerund | Chief's Ndabu *not said here* | many presents | | | | with chief | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent present=Theme | | 3 | **thank** *speech: thank* | gerund · perfect | Chief's Ndabu *not said here* | | chief | | | for chief's good advice | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent he=Theme for advice=Attribute | | 4 | **turn out** | past · perfect · passive | | chief's good advice | | | | well *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme | | 5 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | chief | | many children | | then | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent child=Recipient clause=Topic | | 6 | **have** | would | chief | | | | | by chief's wife | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the ju man | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 8 | **have** | would | chief | one children | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient | | 9 | **is** | past | chief | | | | | glad *property* | tree rules | | 10 | **go** | past | chief *not said here* | | | | | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 11 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | past · do-support | chief | | chief's wife | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent wife=Recipient | 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/pg70959/9/22/) - next →: [sentence 24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/9/24/) - ↑ back to [Xii.--concerning the Okuni Witches and Cannibalism.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/9/)