Value Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’

Language:
Korlai
Parameter:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking

Examples

  1. El hal-o el lə ʋi puris.
    El
    3sg
    hal-o
    say-pst
    el
    3sg
    lə
    fut
    ʋi
    come
    puris.
    comp
    He said that he would come.

    See Clements 1996: 183

  2. yo hal-o ki "irmãʋ, mi kɔs su tɛ."
    yo
    1sg
    hal-o
    say-pst
    ki
    comp
    "irmãʋ,
    brother
    mi
    my
    kɔs
    back
    su
    gen
    tɛ."
    cop.prs
    I said "brother you are younger than me" (lit. I said "brother you are in back of me").
  3. Engineer parmi punto ki wɔ ki sab? Yo halo ki yo sab electric welding ani gas welding.
    Engineer
    engineer
    parmi
    me
    punto
    ask.pst
    ki
    comp
    wɔ
    you.fam
    ki
    what
    sab?
    know
    Yo
    I
    halo
    say.pst
    ki
    comp
    yo
    I
    sab
    know
    electric
    electric
    welding
    welding
    ani
    and
    gas
    gas
    welding.
    welding
    The engineer asked me "What do you know?" I said, "I know how to do electric welding and gas welding."