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Language:
Fanakalo
Parameter:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
Examples
Yena funa lo dodan ga yena ga buya khaya.
Yena
she
funa
wants
lo
art
dodan
son
ga
poss
yena
she
ga
inf
buya
come
khaya.
home
She wants her son to come home.
Mina kabanga yena khona lapha khaya.
Mina
I
kabanga
think
yena
he
khon-a
be-
v
lapha
loc
.
prep
khaya.
house
I think he's at home. OR: I think that he is at home.
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