Datapoint Early Sranan/Complementizer with verbs of knowing

Values

No complementizer Frequency: 63.6%

Example 1-147:
Mi sabi bun, une de pikin va Abraham.
Mi
1sg
sabi
know
bun,
well
unu
2pl
de
cop
pikin
child
fu
of
Abraham.
Abraham
I know well that you are children of Abraham.

Source: Schumann 1781: 138

Confidence:
Very certain

Complementizer identical to bare ‘say’ Frequency: 27.3%

Example 1-82:
Den drom no klare jetti oenno zabi takki no wan zomma ben pree lange da drom na negi moen tem.
Den
det.pl
dron
drum
no
neg
klari
ready
ete
yet
unu
2pl
sabi
know
taki
say
no-wan
no-one
soma
person
ben
pst
prei
play
nanga
with
da
det.sg
dron
drum
na
loc
neigi
nine
mun
moon
ten.
time
The drums are not ready yet, you know that no one has played on the drum in nine months time.
Dutch: De Trommel is nog niet klaar, daar is in de Tyd van neegen Maanden niet op Gespeeld, dat weet je wel. [op.cit.]

Source: van Dyk ca. 1765: 108

Confidence:
Very certain

Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’ Frequency: 9.1%

Example 1-236:
A hatie mie, mie no ben sabie datie joe no ben dé boen.
A
3sg.sbj
hati
hurt
mi,
1sg
mi
1sg
no
neg
ben
pst
sabi
know
dati
that
yu
2sg
no
neg
ben
pst
de
cop
bun.
good
I'm sorry that I didn't know that you were not well.
Dutch: Het doet my leed dat ik uwe onpasselykheid niet geweeten hebt. [op.cit.]

Source: Weygandt 1798: 121

Confidence:
Very certain