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Example 19-188
[...] à
tɛl
àn à want si lɛ̀k haw dɛ̀n kìn mek.
[...]
[...]
à
1sg
.
sbj
tɛl=àn
tell=
3sg
.
obj
à
1sg
.
sbj
want
want
si
see
lɛ̀k
like
haw
how
dɛ̀n
3pl
kìn
hab
mek.
make
[...] I told her I want to see how they do [it].
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Field data
Language:
Pichi
by
Kofi Yakpo
cite
Datapoints:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking: No complementizer
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