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Value Complementizer consists of ‘say’ plus some other marker
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Complementizer with verbs of knowing
References
Smith 1974-5
Examples
eev nukusaba oondi taparaa falaatu
eev
1sg
nuku-saba
neg
-know
oondi
where
ta-paraa
prs
-live
falaa-tu
quot
-
pfv
I don't know where [you] live.
See
Smith 1974-5
: 2340
vaarzim see kii falaatu saba siɲoorpa?
vaarzim
vaarzim
see
cond
kii
what
falaa-tu
quot
-
pfv
saba
know
siɲoor-pa?
mister-
dat
Do you know what "vaarzim" means?
See
Smith 1974-5
: 3073
noos nukusaba eli batikalontu tiɲa falaatu
noos
1pl
nuku-saba
neg
-know
eli
3sg
.
m
.
nhon
batikalo-ntu
Batticaloa-
loc
tiɲa
pst
.be
falaa-tu
quot
-
pfv
We did not know he was in Batticaloa.
See
Smith 1974-5
: 2086-31
ravindran teem falaatu nukusaba
ravindran
Ravindran
teem
prs
.be
falaa-tu
quot
-
pfv
nuku-saba
neg
-know
Don't you know Ravindran is there?
See
Smith 1974-5
: 2353
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