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Example 56-178
Eski zot komans konpran letan mon dir i mank en eleman prensipal dan son bidze?
Eski
q
zot
2pl
komans
start
konpran
understand
letan
when
mon
1sg
dir
say
i
3sg
mank
lack
en
an
eleman
element
prensipal
important
dan
in
son
poss
.
3sg
bidze?
budget
Do you start to understand when I say that an important element is lacking in his budget?
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Seychelles Nation Online 4 December 2004
Language:
Seychelles Creole
by
Susanne Maria Michaelis
and
Marcel Rosalie
cite
Datapoints:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking: No complementizer
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