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Value The complement subject is left implicit
Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
‘Want’ complement subjects
Examples
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
Olabat
oldei
andi gaman.
Olabat
3pl
oldei
always/
hab
andi
want.to
gaman.
come
They always want to come.
See
Sandefur 1979
: 133
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
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.
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!
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.
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