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Example 40-131
Pelo kadz pərət anda kere.
Pelo
obj
.
3pl
kadz
house
pərət
back
anda
go
kere.
want/need
They want/need to go back home.
Comment:
The interpretation of whether 'want' or 'need' is being expressed depends on the discourse situation.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Korlai
by
J. Clancy Clements
cite
Datapoints:
‘Want’ complement subjects: The complement subject is left implicit
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