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Example 54-205
[...] mi di i falé trap le ra, falé manzé.
[...]
[...]
mi
1sg
.
fin
di
say
Ø
Ø
i
fin
fale
must.
pst
trap
catch
lë
def
ra,
rat
fale
must.
pst
manze.
eat
[...] I say you should have caught the rat, you should have eaten it.
French:
[...] je dis il fallait attraper le rat, il fallait le manger.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Barat et al. 1977
: 16
Language:
Reunion Creole
by
Annegret Bollée
cite
Datapoints:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking: No complementizer
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