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Example 13-177
E ain wahn nobody fa know e dey.
E
3sg
ain
neg
.
aux
wahn
want
nobody
nobody
fa
to
know
know
e
3sg
dey.
there
He doesn't want anybody to know he is there. (Mk 7.24)
Type:
bible translation
Source:
Anonymous 2005
: 144
Language:
Gullah
by
Thomas B. Klein
cite
Datapoints:
Complements of 'think' and 'want': Only 'think' complement has a complementizer
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