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Example 15-130
a mɛmba
se
dɛm bin win loto
a
1sg
mɛmba
think
se
comp
dɛm
3pl
bin
pst
win
win
loto
lottery
I thought that they won the lottery.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Finney 2003
Language:
Krio
by
Malcolm Awadajin Finney
cite
Datapoints:
Complements of 'think' and 'want': Only 'think' complement has a complementizer
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