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Example 49-290
Anplwaye yo di kareman yo p ap travay pou chikèt monnen sa a.
Anplwaye
employee
yo
def
.
pl
di
say
kareman
categorically
yo
3pl
p
neg
ap
inacc
travay
work
pou
for
chikèt
slim
monnen
money
sa
dem
a.
sg
The employees declared categorically that they wouldn't work for this paltry sum of money.
French:
Les employés ont dit carrément qu'ils ne vont pas travailler pour un peu de monnaie.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Valdman et al. (eds.) 2007
: 172
Language:
Haitian Creole
by
Dominique Fattier
cite
Datapoints:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking: No complementizer
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