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Example 61-106
Mina kabanga yena khona lapha khaya.
Mina
I
kabanga
think
yena
he
khon-a
be-
v
lapha
loc
.
prep
khaya.
house
I think he's at home. OR: I think that he is at home.
Comment:
There is no complementizer; the subordinate clause is finite. There is no infinitive in the subordinate clause.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Field notes Mesthrie
Language:
Fanakalo
by
Rajend Mesthrie
cite
Datapoints:
Complements of 'think' and 'want': No complementizer
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