Example 62-45

tetúílíye ité héló vahé védíye iʔí.
te-tú-ila-íye
neg-1pl-know-prf
ité
in.order.to
hé-lo
16-have
vahe
people
vé-di-ye
2-stay-opt
iʔí
here
We didn't know that there were people staying here.
Comment:
The complementizer is /ite/, which requires an optative verb form in the subordinate clause
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own field data 1993