Example 36-131

Ê fa m fala ma karu e ka n'dja Potave.
Ê
3sg
fa
tell
m
1sg
fala
say
ma
comp
karu
car
e
this
ka
hab
n'dja
stop
Potave.
Ponte.Tavares
He told me that this car used to stop at Ponte Tavares.
French: Il m'a dit que cette voiture s'arrêtait à Ponte Tavares.
Comment:
Ma is the usual complementizer used to head object clauses; ya could also be used here.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Maurer 1995: 112