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Example 37-168
[…]
ê
1 mêsê p'
ê
i kaba meze pimyô.
[...]
[...]
ê
3sg
mêsê
want
pa
comp
ê
3sg
kaba
finish
meze
table
pimyô.
first
[…] he wanted to finish the table first.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Maurer 2009
: 163
Language:
Principense
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Datapoints:
‘Want’ complement subjects: The complement subject is expressed overtly
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