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Example 17-165
Dè̱m te̱l mì
se
dè̱m layk mì.
Dè̱m
3pl
.
sbj
te̱l
tell
mì
1sg
.
obj
se
comp
dè̱m
3pl
.
sbj
layk
like
mì.
1sg
.
obj
They told me that they like me.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 7
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
cite
Datapoints:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking: Complementizer identical to bare ‘say’
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