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Example 26-110
da gaɪ laɪg meɪg hambag
da
art
gaɪ
guy
laɪg
desid
meɪg
make
hambag
trouble
The guy wanted to make trouble.
Comment:
DESID = desiderative
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 132
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
by
Viveka Velupillai
cite
Datapoints:
‘Want’ complement subjects: The complement subject is left implicit
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