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Example 27-61
Mi na ding, di watu da sa wēs frāi.
Mi
1sg
na
neg
ding,
think
di
det
watu
water
da
there
sa
will
wēs
be
frāi.
good
I don't think that the water there will be good.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 55
Language:
Negerhollands
by
Robbert van Sluijs
cite
Datapoints:
Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking: Same TAM marking in negated clauses
Complements of 'think' and 'want': No complementizer
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