Value Different complementizer

Language:
Nengee
Parameter:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
References
Goury and Migge 2003: 157; Huttar and Huttar 1994: 513

Examples

  1. A be wani (fu) leli a koni fu a bakaa.
    A
    he
    be
    pst
    wani
    want
    (fu)
    (for)
    leli
    learn
    a
    det.sg
    koni
    clever
    fu
    poss
    a
    det.sg
    bakaa.
    outsider
    He wanted to learn the wisdom of the white people.

    See Huttar and Huttar 1994: 513

  2. En den e denki taki pe u de ya, u abi sama.
    En
    and
    den
    they
    e
    ipfv
    denki
    think
    taki
    say
    pe
    where
    u
    we
    de
    cop
    ya,
    here
    u
    we
    abi
    have
    sama.
    people
    And they think that where we are, we have [lots of] people.

    See nd

  3. A wani (fu) en boy kon tan anga en.
    A
    she
    wani
    want
    (fu)
    (for)
    en
    her
    boy
    boy
    kon
    come
    tan
    stay
    anga
    with
    en.
    her
    She wants her son to come and stay with her.