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Example 75-239
Kiiitweew eewiishipweehteet.
Kii-itwee-w
pst
-say-3
ee-wii-shipweehtee-t.
comp
-INTENTIONAL.
fut
-leave-3
She said that she was leaving.
Comment:
A direct quote, such as
Nishipweehtaan, itweew
('I am leaving, she said') is much more natural. Instead of the complementizer prefix
ee-
,
kaa-
is also used. (
Itweew kaawiishipweehtet
; George Pelletier, speaker)
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Fleury 2007
Language:
Michif
by
Peter Bakker
cite
Datapoints:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking: Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’
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