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Example 33-190
N’misti pa n’bay.
N’misti
1sg
.want
pa
that
n’bay.
1sg
.go
I wish I could go.
Portuguese:
Desejava poder ir.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
by
Incanha Intumbo
and
Liliana Inverno
and
John Holm
cite
Datapoints:
‘Want’ complement subjects: The complement subject is expressed overtly
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