Value Identical complementizer

Language:
Sango
Parameter:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
References
Samarin 1967: 122ff

Examples

  1. mbi yi titene ala ngba na ndo so
    mbi
    1sg
    yi
    want
    titene
    that
    ala
    3pl
    ngba
    remain
    na
    prep
    ndo
    place
    so
    dem
    I want them to remain here.
  2. mbi yi ala ngba na ndo so pepe
    mbi
    1sg
    yi
    want
    ala
    3pl
    ngba
    remain
    na
    prep
    ndo
    place
    so
    dem
    pepe
    neg
    I don't want them to remain here.

    See Samarin 1967: 212

  3. mbi hunda na ala kwe titene ala sara mbeti ti ala
    mbi
    1sg
    hunda
    ask
    na
    prep
    ala
    2pl
    kwe
    all
    titene
    that
    ala
    2pl
    sara
    do
    mbeti
    paper
    ti
    of
    ala
    2pl
    I ask you all to write (your letters).
  4. mbi baa mbi tene ala ke ga kekereke
    mbi
    1sg
    baa
    see
    mbi
    1sg
    tene
    say
    ala
    3pl
    ke
    cop
    ga
    come
    kekereke
    tomorrow
    I think that they'll come tomorrow.
  5. mo yi atene ni sara na lo yi so biri ni sara na kozo ti lo?
    mo
    2sg
    yi
    want
    atene
    sm.say
    ni
    1sg.log
    sara
    do
    na
    prep
    lo
    3sg
    yi
    thing
    so
    rel
    biri
    yesterday
    ni
    1sg.log
    sara
    do
    na
    prep
    kozo
    first
    ti
    of
    lo?
    3sg
    Do you want that I do to him what I did yesterday to his elder?

    See nd

  6. mbi hunda na ala kwe titene ala sara mbeti ti ala
    mbi
    1sg
    hunda
    ask
    na
    prep
    ala
    2pl
    kwe
    all
    titene
    that
    ala
    2pl
    sara
    make
    mbeti
    paper
    ti
    of
    ala
    2pl
    I ask you all to write letters.

    See Samarin 1967: 123

  7. mbi lingbi titene, mbi diko ahunzi pepe
    mbi
    1sg
    lingbi
    able
    titene,
    so.that
    mbi
    1sg
    diko
    count
    ahunzi
    sm.be.finished
    pepe
    neg
    I can't say that I have listed everything completely.