Datapoint Early Sranan/‘Want’ complement subjects

Values

The complement subject is left implicit

Example 1-237:
Hem srefi no wanni go.
Ensrefi
3sg.intens
no
neg
wani
want
go.
go
He himself doesn't want to go.
German: Er selbst will nicht gehen. [op.cit.]

Source: Schumann 1783: 165

Example 1-238:
Da mastra a za wandi fo slibi nanga mi na netti.
Da
det.sg
masra
master
a
3sg.sbj
sa
fut
wani
want
fo
to
sribi
sleep
nanga
with
mi
1sg
na
at
neti.
night
The master, he will want to sleep with me in the night.
Dutch: De Meester zel van Nagt by myn willen Slaapen. [op.cit.]

Source: van Dyk ca. 1765: 64

Confidence:
Certain