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Example 76-61
innitin picuktu
innitin
sit
picuktu
want
I want to sit down. OR: He wants to sit down.
Comment:
The interpretation of the argument is context dependent.
Type:
reconstructed by documentalist
Source:
Stefánsson 1909
: 225
Language:
Eskimo Pidgin
by
Hein van der Voort
cite
Datapoints:
‘Want’ complement subjects: The complement subject is left implicit
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