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Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
Parameter:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
References
Yamanaka 1993
: 41-2
Examples
'cause us neva like you in the picture
'cause
because
us
1pl
neva
neg
.
pst
like
desid
you
2sg
in
in
the
art
picture
picture
because we didn't want you (being) in the picture
See
Yamanaka 1993
: 41-2
deɪ no laɪk ju waʃ jo hɛa
deɪ
3pl
no
neg
laɪk
desid
ju
2sg
waʃ
wash
jo
2sg
.
poss
hɛa
hair
They don't want you to wash your hair.
See
Velupillai 2003
: 98
haʊ æl go ji tiŋ hi gɛt ʧans?
haʊ
how
æl
Al
go
Gore
ji
2sg
tiŋ
think
hi
3sg
gɛt
poss
ʧans?
chance
How about Al Gore, you think he has a chance?
See
Velupillai 2003
: 58
a tiŋ B. no gon bi gud
a
1sg
tiŋ
think
B.
B.
no
neg
gon
fut
bi
be
gud
good
I think that B. isn't going to be (any) good. OR: I don't think that B. is going to be (any) good.
See
Velupillai 2003
: 177
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