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Example 4-165
A e wani libi a bakaa.
A
he
e
ipfv
wani
want
libi
live
a
loc
bakaa.
Europe
He wants to live in Europe / in an urban setting.
Comment:
Depending on the context,
a bakaa
may refer to Europe or to the urban coast area in Suriname/Guyane.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Nengee
by
Bettina Migge
cite
Datapoints:
‘Want’ complement subjects: The complement subject is left implicit
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