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Example 75-238
"Kamiyoayaaw avek niyanaan," itweew.
"Ka-miyo-ayaa-w
fut
-well-be-3
avek
with
niyanaan,"
us
itweew.
say.3
"She will be well with us", she said.
Comment:
Direct speech is much more common than indirect speech.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fleury 2007
Language:
Michif
by
Peter Bakker
cite
Datapoints:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking: No complementizer
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