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Language:
Palenquero
Parameter:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
Examples
i Aora, ¿kumu utere tan kreé
ke
utere tan kitá-lo?
i
and
Aora,
now
¿kumu
how
utere
you.
pl
tan
fut
kreé
believe
ke
that
utere
you.
pl
tan
fut
kitá-lo?
leave-him/her
And now, how are you going to believe that you will abandon it (the child) [in such a manner]?
Spanish:
Y ahora, ¿cómo van a creer Ustedes (de) que Ustedes lo/la van a quitar?
I kelé
pa
ele miní aká.
I
I
kelé
want
pa
for
ele
he/she
miní
come
aká.
here
I want him/her to come here.
Spanish:
(Yo) quiero que (él/ella) venga acá (lit. Yo quiero para él/ella venir acá).
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