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Example 73-69
profesoraga no binisha zinchu
profesora-ga
teacher.
f
-
top
no
neg
bini-sha
come-
1sg
.
fut
zi-n-chu
say-3-
neg
The teacher does not want to come.
Comment:
'Say' is used here as 'want'.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Muysken 1997
: 390
Language:
Media Lengua
by
Pieter Muysken
cite
Datapoints:
Alignment of case marking of full noun phrases: Accusative alignment
‘Want’ complement subjects: The complement subject is expressed overtly
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