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Value No complementizer
Language:
Juba Arabic
Parameter:
Complementizer with verbs of knowing
References
Miller 2001
: 456-480
Examples
úo árifu fi móya fi mahál al gowanyát gekóre
úo
3sg
árifu
know
fi
exist
móya
water
fi
in
mahál
place
al
rel
gowany-át
frog-
pl
ge=kóre
prog
=cry
He knew that there was water at the place where the frogs were croaking.
See
Watson and Ola 1984
: 119
anína biágder árif hája de batál wa hája dak kwes
anína
1pl
bi=ágder
irr
=can
árif
know
hája
thing
de
dem
.
prox
batál
bad
wa
and
hája
thing
dak
dem
.
dist
kwes
good
We can know that this is bad and that is good.
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