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Example 59-306
mbi ka ngasa titene futa lapoo
mbi
1sg
ka
sell
ngasa
goat
titene
in.order.to
futa
pay
lapoo
tax
I sold a goat to pay the tax.
Comment:
The absence of 1SG in the second clause surprises me. I have never heard anything like this. Might this be a typographical error?
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Bouquiaux et al. 1978
: 341B
Language:
Sango
by
William J. Samarin
cite
Datapoints:
‘Want’ complement subjects: The complement subject is expressed overtly
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