Example 20-58

My hab so talkee, must wantchee catchee more cheap.
My
1sg
hab
pfv
so
so
talkee,
talk
must
must
wantchee
want
catchee
catch
more
more
cheap.
cheap
I said that I absolutely must get it more cheaply.
Comment:
This rare example appears to be calqued on Cantonese ngóh yáuh gám góng, literally 'I have so say'. On the use of so as complementizer, see Feature 98 "Complements of 'think' and 'want'".
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Anonymous 1860: 213