Example 25-322

Hi don wantim olabat habem, pirdi deinjes.
Hi
3sg
don
neg
want-im
want-tr
olabat
3pl
hab-em,
have-tr
pirdi
pretty
deinjes.
dangerous
He doesn't want them (the children) to have them, [they are] pretty dangerous. (Talking about sling shots.)
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation, possibly acrolectal. The example illustrates a complement of 'want' without a complementizer.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt