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Example 35-216
N mêsê pa
n
fada nanse ũa kwa.
N
1sg
mêsê
want
pa
comp
n
1sg
fada
tell
nanse
2pl
ũa
a
kwa.
thing
I want to tell you something.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own data
Language:
Santome
by
Tjerk Hagemeijer
cite
Datapoints:
‘Want’ complement subjects: The complement subject is expressed overtly
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