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Example 61-103
Yena chenile lo fana yena gula.
Yena
she
chenile
say.
pst
lo
def
.
art
fana
boy
yena
he
gul-a.
be.ill-
v
She said that the boy was ill. OR: She said the boy is ill.
Comment:
There is no complementizer equivalent to 'that'.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Field notes Mesthrie
Language:
Fanakalo
by
Rajend Mesthrie
cite
Datapoints:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking: No complementizer
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