Value The complement subject is left implicit

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
‘Want’ complement subjects

Examples

  1. Dubala bin nomo laigim bolorrimap langa mibala.
    Dubala
    3du
    bin
    pst
    nomo
    neg
    laig-im
    like-tr
    bolor-im-ap
    follow-tr-up
    langa
    loc
    mibala.
    1pl
    The two didn't want to follow us.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 63

  2. Olabat oldei andi gaman.
    Olabat
    3pl
    oldei
    always/hab
    andi
    want.to
    gaman.
    come
    They always want to come.

    See Sandefur 1979: 133

  3. Na, ai nomo wanda gu la Top Kemp.
    Na,
    no
    ai
    1sg
    nomo
    neg
    wanda
    want
    gu
    go
    la
    loc
    Top
    Top
    Kemp.
    Camp
    No, I don't want to go to the Top Camp.

    See Angelo et al. 1998

  4. Yu telim olabat hau yu wana seiv thet taka, fo yuself.
    Yu
    2sg
    tel-im
    tell-tr
    olabat
    3pl
    hau
    how
    yu
    2sg
    wana
    want.to
    seiv
    save
    thet
    dem
    taka,
    tucker
    fo
    for
    yuself.
    yourself
    You tell them how you want to save that food for yourself.
  5. Lukat, hi wana teikim dijey.
    Lukat,
    look.out
    hi
    3sg
    wana
    want
    teik-im
    take-tr
    dij-ey.
    prox-way
    Look out, he wants to take it this way!
  6. Ai wana go tharrei pleibat kad.
    Ai
    1sg
    wana
    want
    go
    go
    tharr-ei
    dist-dir
    plei-bat
    play-prog
    kad.
    card
    I want to go over there to play cards.