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Example 10-220
Dem gyal se dem waahn sii yu.
Dem
dem
.
pl
gyal
girl
se
say
dem
3pl
waahn
want
sii
see
yu.
2sg
These girls say they want to see you.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Bartens 2003
: 122
Language:
San Andres Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking: No complementizer
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