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Example 59-307
mbi yi
titene
ala ngba na ndo so
mbi
1sg
yi
want
titene
that
ala
3pl
ngba
remain
na
prep
ndo
place
so
dem
I want them to remain here.
Comment:
The complementizer
titene
is used with other preceding verbs. It consists of the CONN
ti
'of' and
tene
'say'. One can say that it replaces the simple verb
tene
. There are several examples in Samarin (1967: 123–125).
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Sango
by
William J. Samarin
cite
Datapoints:
Complements of 'think' and 'want': Identical complementizer
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