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Example 64-192
yesúa kélim le úo gale ya zakéo
yesúa
Jesus
kélim
speak
le
to
úo
3sg
gale
comp
ya
voc
zakéo
Zaccheus
Jesus told him: Oh Zaccheus!
Comment:
This sentence contains direct discourse.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 192
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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