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Value Complementizer identical to bare ‘say’
Language:
Ambon Malay
Parameter:
Complementizer with verbs of speaking
References
van Minde 1997
: 291
Examples
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
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
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