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Value Complementizer identical to bare ‘say’
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Parameter:
Complementizer with verbs of knowing
Examples
Ai doun waa dem nou
se
Ai tiif di ring.
Ai
1sg
doun
neg
waa
want
dem
3pl
nou
know
se
comp
Ai
1sg
tiif
steal
di
art
.
def
ring.
ring
I don’t want them to know I stole the ring.
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