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Example 64-190
úo kélem gále úo bija
úo
3sg
kélem
speak
gále
say
úo
3sg
bi=ja
irr
=come
He said that he would come.
Comment:
In this example
kélem
'speak' is followed by the complementizer
gále.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Miller 2001
: 470
Language:
Juba Arabic
by
Stefano Manfredi
and
Sara Petrollino
cite
Datapoints:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking: Complementizer identical to bare ‘say’
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