Example 64-191

ána biásalu mara tai kelí rákabu samága de
ána
1sg
bi=ásalu
irr=ask
mara
women
tai
poss.1sg
kelí
let
rákabu
cook
samága
fish
de
dem.prox
I ask my wife to cook the fish.
Comment:
This sentence gives an example of the use of ásalu 'ask' without complementizer, with a non-indicative complement.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Miller 2001: 469