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Example 47-200
Hulanda no ke paga sierto debenan di gobièrnu.
Hulanda
Holland
no
neg
ke
want
paga
pay
sierto
certain
debe
debt
nan
pl
di
of
gobièrnu.
government
Holland does not want to pay certain government debts.
Comment:
The translation is mine.
Type:
literary or other written source
Source:
nd
: 1 July 2009, p.1
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
‘Want’ complement subjects: The complement subject is left implicit
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