--- title: There was an Indian village Wherein dwelt many people, Who were all… — Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems · tree and pragmatics description: There was an Indian village Wherein dwelt many people, Who were all of the Pogumʾk Or of the Black Cat totem; And wisest and bravest among them Was Kulóskap the chief; And when he went forth a-hunting With the _tumʾhîgʾn_ (tomahawk), The knife and bow and arrow, He slew the moose and the bear; So he --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/12/47/) [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/) / [Kulóskap the master, and other Algonki…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/) / [Opening, part 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/12/) / 47 # Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems, Opening, part 12, sentence 47 There was an Indian village Wherein dwelt many people, Who were all of the Pogumʾk Or of the Black Cat totem; And wisest and bravest among them Was Kulóskap the chief; And when he went forth a-hunting With the \_tumʾhîgʾn\_ (tomahawk), The knife and bow and arrow, He slew the moose and the bear; So he gave meat to the poor, So he fed all the tribe, Yet, though he was chief of the Black Cats, He was by his mother a Bear. **Who acts:** Indian village, village · **What happens:** be, dwell, go, hunt, slay, give · **To what, where:** Kulóskap chief, many people, tomahawk, moose, meat, poor This is a sentence of «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Opening, part 12. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Indian village, village), 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:pg78673:12:47 # text = There was an Indian village Wherein dwelt many people, Who were all of the Pogumʾk Or of the Black Cat totem; And wisest and bravest among them Was Kulóskap the chief; And when he went forth a-hunting With the _tumʾhîgʾn_ (tomahawk), The knife and bow and arrow, He slew the moose and the bear; So he gave meat to the poor, So he fed all the tribe, Yet, though he was chief of the Black Cats, He was by his mother a Bear. 1 There there PRON EX PronType=Dem 2 expl _ _ 2 was be VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 Indian Indian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 village village NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 6 Wherein wherein ADV WRB PronType=Int 7 advmod _ _ 7 dwelt dwell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 acl:relcl _ _ 8 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 Who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 13 nsubj _ _ 12 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 13 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 9 conj _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 Pogumʾk Pogumʾk PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nmod _ _ 17 Or or CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 18 of of ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 20 Black black ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 amod _ _ 21 Cat cat NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 compound _ _ 22 totem totem NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 23 ; ; PUNCT : _ 33 punct _ _ 24 And and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 25 wisest wise ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 31 punct _ _ 26 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 27 bravest brave ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 25 conj _ _ 28 among among ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 29 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 obl _ _ 30 Was Was PROPN NNP Number=Sing 31 compound _ _ 31 Kulóskap Kulóskap PROPN NNP Number=Sing 33 compound _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 chief chief NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 34 ; ; PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 35 And and CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ _ 36 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 38 advmod _ _ 37 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ _ 38 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 39 forth forth ADV RB _ 38 advmod _ _ 40 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 42 det _ SpaceAfter=No 41 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 40 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 42 hunting hunt VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 38 advcl _ _ 43 With with ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 44 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 45 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 46 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 46 tumʾhîgʾn tumʾhîgʾn NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 47 _ _ PUNCT NFP _ 42 punct _ _ 48 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 49 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 49 tomahawk tomahawk NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 50 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 49 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 51 , , PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 52 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 53 knife knife NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 conj _ _ 54 and and CCONJ CC _ 55 cc _ _ 55 bow bow NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 conj _ _ 56 and and CCONJ CC _ 57 cc _ _ 57 arrow arrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 58 , , PUNCT , _ 60 punct _ _ 59 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 60 nsubj _ _ 60 slew slay VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 49 conj _ _ 61 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 62 det _ _ 62 moose moose NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 obj _ _ 63 and and CCONJ CC _ 65 cc _ _ 64 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 65 det _ _ 65 bear bear NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 66 ; ; PUNCT : _ 69 punct _ _ 67 So so ADV RB _ 69 advmod _ _ 68 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 69 nsubj _ _ 69 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 70 meat meat NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 obj _ _ 71 to to ADP IN _ 73 case _ _ 72 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 73 det _ _ 73 poor poor ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 69 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 74 , , PUNCT , _ 77 punct _ _ 75 So so ADV RB _ 77 advmod _ _ 76 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 77 nsubj _ _ 77 fed feed VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 69 conj _ _ 78 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 80 det:predet _ _ 79 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 80 det _ _ 80 tribe tribe NOUN NN Number=Sing 77 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 81 , , PUNCT , _ 87 punct _ _ 82 Yet yet CCONJ CC _ 87 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 83 , , PUNCT , _ 82 punct _ _ 84 though though SCONJ IN _ 87 mark _ _ 85 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 87 nsubj _ _ 86 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 87 cop _ _ 87 chief chief ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 69 advcl _ _ 88 of of ADP IN _ 91 case _ _ 89 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 91 det _ _ 90 Black Black PROPN NNP Number=Sing 91 compound _ _ 91 Cats cat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 87 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 92 , , PUNCT , _ 87 punct _ _ 93 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 97 nsubj _ _ 94 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 97 cop _ _ 95 by by ADP IN _ 97 case _ _ 96 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 97 nmod:poss _ _ 97 mother mother NOUN NN Number=Sing 87 conj _ _ 98 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 99 det _ _ 99 Bear bear NOUN NN Number=Sing 97 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 100 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **be** | past | a Indian village | the Kulóskap chief | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **dwell** | past | | many people | | | | wherein *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme people=Location | | 3 | **go** | past | village | | | | | forth *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **hunt** | gerund | village *not said here* | tomahawk and the knife and bow and arrow | | | | with the tumʾhîgʾn | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **slay** | past | village | the moose and the bear | | | | | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent moose=Patient | | 6 | **give** | past | village | meat | the poor | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent meat=Theme to poor=Recipient | | 7 | **feed** | past | village | all tribe | | | | | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tribe=Recipient | | 8 | **is** | past | village | | | | | of the Black Cats; chief *property* | tree rules | | 9 | **is** | past | village | | | | | by village's mother; a Bear *nsubj* | tree rules | 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:** «Kulóskap the master, and other Algonkin poems», Project Gutenberg book 78673 (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 46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/12/46/) - next →: [sentence 48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/12/48/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78673/12/)