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Datapoint Nengee/Complements of 'think' and 'want'

Note that fu is optional after wani.

Example 4-166:: A be wani (fu) leli a koni fu a bakaa.
A
he
be
pst
wani
want
(fu)
(for)
leli
learn
a
det.sg
koni
clever
fu
poss
a
det.sg
bakaa.
outsider
He wanted to learn the wisdom of the white people.

Source: Huttar and Huttar 1994: 513
Example 4-167:: En den e denki taki pe u de ya, u abi sama.
En
and
den
they
e
ipfv
denki
think
taki
say
pe
where
u
we
de
cop
ya,
here
u
we
abi
have
sama.
people
And they think that where we are, we have [lots of] people.

Source: nd
Example 4-168:: A wani (fu) en boy kon tan anga en.
A
she
wani
want
(fu)
(for)
en
her
boy
boy
kon
come
tan
stay
anga
with
en.
her
She wants her son to come and stay with her.