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Example 42-170
yo ja falá eli ta bai
yo
1sg
ja
pfv
falá
say
eli
3sg
ta
prog
bai
go
I said he is/was leaving.
Comment:
The structure without an overt complementizer is common.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Baxter 1988
: 202
Language:
Papiá Kristang
by
Alan N. Baxter
cite
Datapoints:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking: No complementizer
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