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Example 64-202
kan íta áwuju áset de kelí géni sábi táki, [...]
kan
if
íta
2sg
áwuju
want
áset
lion
de
dem
.
prox
kelí
let
géni
stay
sábi
friend
táki,
poss
.
2sg
[...]
[...]
If you want the lion to become your friend, [...]
Comment:
This sentence shows the verb
áuju
'want' (which is a phonetic variant of
ázu)
followed by
kelí.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Miller 2001
: 465
Language:
Juba Arabic
by
Stefano Manfredi
and
Sara Petrollino
cite
Datapoints:
Complements of 'think' and 'want': Only 'think' complement has a complementizer
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