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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.
Comment:
Here the verb
sabi
'know' appears without complementizer.
Type:
written
Source:
Schumann 1781
: 138
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Expression of pronominal subjects: Obligatory pronoun words
Complementizer with verbs of knowing: No complementizer
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