Mixe and English/Lexical selection

mto -> eng

Source: mto Destination: English ie. We're translating from Mixe into English.

• eng) plant and germinate
• mto) pö’öj (p186 of 312)
• The verb root is the same. pö’öj "plant" is always transitive, whereas pö’öj can be transitive or intransitive. When intransitive, you have:
  • NP PERSON-pö’öj-APL.R-INV-(in)dependent.aspect NP
  • The transitive form doesn't have APL.R or INV morphemes, and isn't followed by a noun phrase.
  • NP PERSON-pö’öj-(IN)DEPENDENT.ASPECT

If there's a personal pronoun, pö’öj translates to "plant".

• eng) break and sand
• mto) pö’ö