Datapoint Tok Pisin/Complementizer with verbs of speaking

Values

Complementizer not synchronically related to ‘say’ Frequency: 87.5%

Example 22-164:
Em tok olsem mi mas skul na kisim gutpela save.
Em
3sg
tok
talk
olsem
like
mi
1sg
mas
must
skul
school
na
and
kisim
get
gut-pela
good-mod
save.
knowledge
He said I must go to school and acquire good knowledge.

Source: nd: 15 year old boy, West Sepik

Confidence:
Certain

No complementizer Frequency: 12.5%

Example 22-165:
Na ol kirap tok, bai ol wokim pati blo mitupla.
Na
and
ol
3pl
kirap
start
tok
talk
bai
fut
ol
3pl
wok-im
work-tr
pati
party
blo
for
mitupla.
1du.excl
And they said they would make a party for the two of us.

Source: nd: 17 year old girl, Eastern Highlands

Confidence:
Certain