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Example 50-180
ou ka di yo pa'a ni tan travay
ou
2sg
ka
ipfv
di
say
yo
3pl
pa'a
neg
.
ipfv
ni
have
tan
time
travay
work
You say that they don't have time to work.
French:
Tu veux dire qu'ils n'ont pas le temps de faire leur travail. (Ludwig et al. 2001: 112)
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Ludwig et al. 2001
: 86
Language:
Guadeloupean Creole
by
Serge Colot
and
Ralph Ludwig
cite
Datapoints:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking: No complementizer
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