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Example 41-88
eev talembraa aka tɛɛrantu aka nuntem
eev
1sg
ta-lembraa
prs
-think
[aka
[that
tɛɛra-ntu
country-
loc
aka
that
nun-teem]
neg
-be]
I think they don't have it [okra] in that country [Portugal].
Comment:
The absence of the quotative particle is unusual.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 1617
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
Complements of 'think' and 'want': Only 'think' complement has a complementizer
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