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Value Complementizer identical to bare ‘say’
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Complementizer with verbs of knowing
References
Smith 1974-5
Examples
oondi tasirvii flaa nukusava
oondi
where
ta-sirvii
prs
-work
falaa
quot
nuku-sava
neg
-know
I don't know where he is working.
See
Smith 1974-5
: 1381
kii jafaya falaa saba eli?
kii
what
jaa-faya
pst
-do
falaa
quot
saba
know
eli?
3sg
.
m
Does he know what he did?
See
Smith 1974-5
: 5312
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