Example 41-160

noospa avara gitaarpa um pesaam kera
noos-pa
1pl-dat
avara
now
gitaar-pa
guitar-dat
uŋ
one
pesaam
person
kera
want.
Now we need a person for the guitar.
Comment:
Obviously this doesn't exemplify Feature 97 "'Want' Complement Subjects". The example is included to show that the "desiderative particle" kera also functions as a predicator meaning 'want; need'.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Smith 1974-5: 5498