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Example 75-164
Tut li muund daweestamwak shikimuwahk.
Tut
all
li
art
.
m
.
sg
muund
people
daweest-am-wak
want.it-3.
obj
-
3pl
.
sbj
shi-kimuwa-hk.
comp
.
fut
-rain-3
All the people want that it will rain. OR: All the people want rain.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Laverdure and Allard 1983
: 21
Language:
Michif
by
Peter Bakker
cite
Datapoints:
Raining constructions: Rains
‘Want’ complement subjects: Desiderative verbal affix
Complements of 'think' and 'want': Identical complementizer
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