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Example 1-238
Da mastra a za wandi fo slibi nanga mi na netti.
Da
det
.
sg
masra
master
a
3sg
.
sbj
sa
fut
wani
want
fo
to
sribi
sleep
nanga
with
mi
1sg
na
at
neti.
night
The master, he will want to sleep with me in the night.
Dutch:
De Meester zel van Nagt by myn willen Slaapen. [op.cit.]
Type:
written
Source:
van Dyk ca. 1765
: 64
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
‘Want’ complement subjects: The complement subject is left implicit
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