Value Complementizer identical to bare ‘say’

Language:
Ambon Malay
Parameter:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking
References
van Minde 1997: 291

Examples

  1. Bilang kang par dia, kata tado-tado sadiki.
    Bilang
    tell
    kang
    3sg.n
    par
    to
    dia,
    3sg
    kata
    comp
    tado~tado
    quiet~quiet
    sadiki.
    little
    Tell it to him, that [he should be] quiet a bit.

    See van Minde 1997: 291

  2. Dia parlente kata de su bayar.
    Dia
    3sg
    parlente
    lie
    kata
    comp
    de
    3sg
    su
    pfv
    bayar.
    pay
    He lied that he had already paid.

    See van Minde 1997: 307