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Language:
Negerhollands
Parameter:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
References
Stolz 1986
: 194
Examples
As ju mangkḗ mi fo gi ju jet [...].
As
if
ju
2sg
mangkḗ
want
mi
1sg
fo
for
gi
give
ju
2sg
jet
food
[...].
[...]
If you want me to give you food [...].
See
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 42
Mi na ding, di watu da sa wēs frāi.
Mi
1sg
na
neg
ding,
think
di
det
watu
water
da
there
sa
will
wēs
be
frāi.
good
I don't think that the water there will be good.
See
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 55
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