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Example 13-169
So den, I tell oona
say,
ya ain gwine go ta heaben.
So
so
den,
then
I
I
tell
tell
oona
you
say,
say
ya
you
ain
neg
.
aux
gwine
going
go
go
ta
to
heaben.
heaven
So then I tell you that you aren’t going to go to heaven. (Mt 5.20)
Type:
bible translation
Source:
Anonymous 2005
: 14
Language:
Gullah
by
Thomas B. Klein
cite
Datapoints:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking: Complementizer identical to bare ‘say’
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