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Example 40-129
Yo sab
ki
ʋɔ parmi lə mustra
puris.
Yo
1sg
sab
know
ki
comp
ʋɔ
2sg
.INFORMAL
parmi
1sg
.
obj
lə
fut
mustra
show
puris.
comp
I know that you will show me.
Comment:
This sentence is from a narrative spoken by Jerome Rosario. Note the double COMP.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Unpublished story
Language:
Korlai
by
J. Clancy Clements
cite
Datapoints:
Complementizer with verbs of knowing: Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’
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