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Example 54-211
Mi vé
ke
ou sa rod amoin in pé de lo la poin grenouy.
Mi
1sg
.
fin
ve
want
kë
comp
ou
2sg
sa
go
rod
search
amwen
obl
.
1sg
enpe
some
dë
PARTITIVE
lo
water
Ø
Ø
la
has
pwen
neg
grënouy.
frog
I want you to go and get me some water without frogs.
French:
Je veux que tu ailles chercher pour moi un peu d'eau qui n'a point de grenouilles.
Comment:
Dë
(
dë lo
) is a partitive article (like in French).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Barat et al. 1977
: 19
Language:
Reunion Creole
by
Annegret Bollée
cite
Datapoints:
Complements of 'think' and 'want': Identical complementizer
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