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Example 64-195
úo árifu fi móya fi mahál al gowanyát gekóre
úo
3sg
árifu
know
fi
exist
móya
water
fi
in
mahál
place
al
rel
gowany-át
frog-
pl
ge=kóre
prog
=cry
He knew that there was water at the place where the frogs were croaking.
Comment:
This sentence gives an example of juxtaposition with verbs of knowing.
Type:
unknown
Source:
Watson and Ola 1984
: 119
Language:
Juba Arabic
by
Stefano Manfredi
and
Sara Petrollino
cite
Datapoints:
Complementizer with verbs of knowing: No complementizer
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