Datapoint Seychelles Creole (written)/Complementizer with verbs of speaking

Values

Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’ Frequency: 90.0%

Example 56-177:
Seselwa, les mwan dir zot ki sitiasyon i bokou pli konplike ki sa.
Seselwa,
Seychelles.people
les
let
mwan
me
dir
say
zot
you
ki
comp
sitiasyon
situation
i
pm
bokou
much
pli
more
konplike
complicated
ki
than
sa.
this
Seychelles people, let me tell you that the situation is much more complicated than this.
Confidence:
Very certain

No complementizer Frequency: 10.0%

Example 56-178:
Eski zot komans konpran letan mon dir i mank en eleman prensipal dan son bidze?
Eski
q
zot
2pl
komans
start
konpran
understand
letan
when
mon
1sg
dir
say
i
3sg
mank
lack
en
an
eleman
element
prensipal
important
dan
in
son
poss.3sg
bidze?
budget
Do you start to understand when I say that an important element is lacking in his budget?
Confidence:
Very certain