Datapoint Tok Pisin/Complements of 'think' and 'want'

Values

Only 'think' complement has a complementizer

Example 22-170:
Mama blongen i laik bai em go bek.
Mama
mother
blong-en
poss-3sg
i
pm
laik
like
bai
fut
em
3sg
go
go
bek.
back
Her mother wanted her to go back.

Source: nd: 15 year old girl, West new Britain

Example 22-171:
Mipla ting olsem em bai givim mipla hat fanishment nau.
Mipla
1pl.excl
ting
think
olsem
comp
em
3sg
bai
fut
givim
give.tr
mipla
1pl.excl
hat
hard
fanishment
punishment
nau.
now
We thought that he would give us hard punishment now.

Source: nd: 16 year old girl, Manus

Confidence:
Intermediate